Recovery and inspection of downed German aircraft.... what was the procedure?

[Adnan Dohgee]

Anyone wise out there to guide?

I was reading "September Evening" book by Barry Diggens, about Werner Voss' last flight. In it there is reference to the crash site being inspected some weeks after by Lt Barfoot-Saunt. The DR1 being new thus I guess of more interest. A report was created from the inspection I guess for Farnborough AID? I note Barfoot-Saunt also inspected and reported on Richthofen's DR1 in 4/18. 

I cannot find anything much about the process of recovery and inspection of crashed enemy planes. It obviously happened a bit as at the end of the war there was an exhibition at Royal Agricultural Hall of downed craft.

Anyone know what that process was by whom and where??

[nils d]

First one there gets the iron cross.

[quemerford]

There was a very detailed series of articles in Cross & Cockade a year or so ago. Might be worth a look.

[Adnan Dohgee]

:-)

Thanks all, will go Cross & Cockade

[quemerford]

1 hour ago, Adnan Dohgee said:

:-)

Thanks all, will go Cross & Cockade

See here:

https://www.crossandcockade.com/uploads/CapturedGermans2.pdf

https://www.crossandcockade.com/uploads/483Captured3.pdf