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Re: Question about octane fuel requirements for DB601A and DB601N engines for the Bf109E
kurfürst,
Thanks for this very detailed explanation of the entire situation with DB 601N engines on both the 109 and the 110. This will be extremely helpful in interpreting photos in order to build accurate profiles for these two a/c during the latter half of 1940 for the EoE Project. The single Bf109E/N equipped unit is identified above as II./JG26, which is consistent with photographic info I've seen of some of their a/c carrying 100-octane triangles. It would also appear that the four Bf110 Gruppen equipped with the engine type during the latter part of 1940 would have been II and III./ZG26, II./ZG76 and ErprGr210.
My further questions:
1) Would the outboard side of the engine cowlings on Bf110s in these four units all have had a white "N" painted on it if the specific a/c was one of the DB 601N-equipped a/c? This seems to have been the case based on my recollection of the available photography.
2) Further, to your knowledge is there any source for actual W.Nr.s of either the Bf109s or Bf110s using the DB601N engines during 1940? I know that's a very long shot, but I have to ask.
Regards,
Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator
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