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Old 22nd July 2010, 11:53
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Re: He 219 V6/A0 DV+DI

Hello,

The reconstruction of the He219 production and its Werkenummer/Stammkennzeichen/prototype assignments is quite complex, due to contradictory publications. With the He219 documentation from the Heinkel Archives a lot of misunderstandings can be solved partially.

The first flying testbed for the ejection seat in the Heinkel He219 was He219A-0/V-6 (Werkenummer 190006), Stkz. DH+PV.

After 12 prototypes, the A-0 production started for real with He219A-0 (Wnr. 190051). Some of these were assigned for specific tests, Wnr.190112 for a 3-man cockpit cnoversion for instance.

Therefore, Werkenummer like
190016 (Modell.Mag.9/84)
190020 (Modell.Mag.9/84, Remp/136)
190038 (Remp/120)
have not existed and must be considered errors.

The next, documented loss of a He219 in which the crew was able to rescue themselves with ejection seats, was the He219A-023/V-19 (Wnr. 190073) on the evening of April 11th, 1944.

The first He219 with Stkz. DH+Dx (which was the DH+DA) had Wnr. 190105. Stkz. DH+DI belonged to He219A-042 (Wnr. 190113),not He219A-019 mentioned in Remp's book.

All the best, Marcel Hogenhuis
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