The Rosarious Flying Circus, named after its CO, Luftwaffe Major Ted Rosarious.
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This was a special Luftwaffe squadron that operated captured Allied aircraft for air combat training. They had 3 P-47s, 3 Spitfires, a Mosquito, 3 B-17s (later passed to KG 200-the Luftwaffe's Special Operations unit), a Short Stirling, a B-26, P-39 (from Russia), P-40 (from North Africa), two P-38s, a B-24, and at least 4 P-51s. All the bombers eventually were assigned to KG 200 for long-range recon and for dropping German agents behind Allied lines. Several B-17s and B-24s were recaptured at the end of the war, still wearing full German insignia.
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