Subdeacon Joe Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 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 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 As an escort vessel during WW2, the name was appropriate as she carried German "captured airframes" whose time had come. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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