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Old 17th October 2012, 22:45
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!

Ok. see Tony has posted data, but here is my remark anyways..

Seems you have a He 219 A-7 (DB 603 E1) but that has been suggested before.

Text (below) is from Wikipedia: ( not He 219 nor DB *expert* so have no real idea of how accurate this description of A-7 is .. ;-) )

"The last major production version was the A-7 with improved DB 603E engines. The A-7 was typically outfitted with two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in the wing roots (inboard of the propeller arcs), two 20 mm MG 151/20 in the ventral weapons bay, and two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108s as Schräge Musik. The production was to start in November/December 1944 with 210 aircraft ordered. The number produced is not exactly known as the original documents have either been lost or contained no subversion number."

I have one DB 603 A-2 number in my (very short and incomplete He 219 list), the "He 219 N" obviously stands for Nachtjäger

190130 "He 219 N" (Luftwaffe)
Known ( GAF Station Westerland ) 17.05.1944 [with <one> DB 603 A-2 engine No. 01500811 installed: reported as He 219 N 190130 in N.A.: HW5 "Ultra" decoded message "CX/MSS/R.205(A)27.)"]

Photos are very good (but no 2 seems upside down and show same number); so downloaded and rotated in picture viewer 180 degrees, and it seems this be same "0160?099" but very faint). DB 603 E1 number 01603090 is obviously higher than stated abowe (higher indicates later production).

The Red letters (abowe) possibly "443" might indicate .... (not "date")
Rotating pic 2 again (to 270 degrees) there appears "123" there (but not shure)!??

Thank you for posting links and photo.

Best regards
ed

Last edited by edNorth; 17th October 2012 at 22:50. Reason: Deleted sentance after seeing Red number on Tony Kambic pic does not represent date (as I thought first)
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