Spoils of War

[Subdeacon Joe]

As found on FB

 

In 1945, the escort carrier HMS Reaper (ex-USS Winjah) was allocated to the U.S. for Operation Seahorse which was the naval part of Operation Lusty. Lusty was the allied effort to recover top secret German aircraft. The planes shipped to New Jersey included Me 262 and Arado Ar 234 jets.

Source:

US Naval Institue

 

 

 

 

 

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

 

As an escort vessel during WW2, the name was appropriate as she carried German "captured airframes" whose time had come.

       

[Subdeacon Joe]

9 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said:

 

As an escort vessel during WW2, the name was appropriate as she carried German "captured airframes" whose time had come.

       

 

 

http://www.indianamilitary.org/FreemanAAF/Ships/HMS Reaper/HMS Reaper.htm