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Re: WNr.2668
Andreas
There are quite some question marks as it already is in Valtonen's book. I don't read Finnish, so what I say is of course just relating to the numbers and not what might be explained in the text.
Bf 109A WNr 760-810, 883-884, 994-997, 1000-1009
Not sure how he wants to put in the 20 known A-1 (or A-0 if you read other sources). (Prien in JFV Teil 1 avoids the A model problem by not listing them at all.)
Bf 109B WNr 301-375, 0998-1073, 3001-3090
Wnr 1000-1009 are listed as both A models and B models
(Prien: WNr 272-416, 540-617, 998-1064, 1701-1719, 3000-3089, also explaining that not all of the WNr were delivered, at least not as B models)
Bf 109C WNr 1720-1777
(Prien: WNr 1720-1777)
Bf 109D: WNr as per your list, but why would Mtt build four D models WNr 1189-1192 before building their B models?
(Prien does not commit himself totally with regard to WNr of the D models, although he states WNr 3090-3170 was for 80 D-1 when this in fact makes 81 airframes. Since he has Fieseler building B-1 WNr 3000-3089 instead of Valtonen who has Fieseler building 3001-3090, he of course has to. However the interesting fact with Prien is that he lists many other blocks which Valtonen does not do, such as 2110-2150, 2365-2370, 2440-2476, 2513-2625, 2650-2730, 2812-2940, but here as well state that not all were delivered, at least not as D models.)
Bf 109E-0 WNr 1781-1790
(Prien: WNr 1781-1790)
Continuing with the E-1 models creates more and more differences between Valtonen and Prien, but I would like to know why Valtonen puts the first Mtt E-1 airframe as Wnr 1778 and the first E-0 as WNr 1781. Makes no sense to me...
Cheers
Stig
Bf 109
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