Hi Steve,
Thank you for your added information regarding the Bf110G-s
I have not seen the photo above before or any photo revealing the code of it at the Brunnthal collection point. I have a note on the WNr.730286 and it stems from a discussion at LEMB
here where I posted this (source highlighted in bold fonts):
"Looking for other images to combine with the above I’ve also found one at p.25 in Proulx, Wings of the Black Cross No 5, showing the nose of the Ju88G-6 seen in the front at the image from J&P F-A B.6 (rhs above) as well as part of Si204 with ‘90’ on the tail unit. Also Bf110G-4 tail with W.Nr.730286. U5+OT nose and it's two spinners with white(?) spirals on dark colour or vice versa (This spinner decoration seen also on other KG2 Ju88G-6 late in 1945, for ex U5+NT). There are so far these aircraft seen:
Ju88G-6 U5+OT
Bf110G-4 W.Nr.730286
Me410 BK+ZP W.Nr.130320
Si204 ?R+AK with ’90’ on tail unit and two yellow band indicating a BFS unit.
Ed. You owe me a sincere apology for your rude accusation above. I have not had access to the research you referred to and which you also denied to share information from when I politely asked you if you could share while you still was a member at LEMB. My own hobby research is based on published material such as books and magazines, eBay auctions (which have yielded a lot over the years) and discussions here at TOCH and over at LEMB. Nothing more than that. In case I am entrusted with confidential material and photos I never share them without outright permission of the one who supplied it to me. This said I have never yet shared what little such material I have got and I have received none in the case of Brunnthal why I can not have used it for my own research. I will welcome the findings if and when they are published by the two German guys. I understand a local exhibition took place with among other things photos from the Brunnthal aircraft dump based on their research and rumors about plans for a book has been around for long now. I have asked a well known book store in Germany to investigate if a book was available or coming but they got no reply from these guys. It looks like we can wait until the cows come home before that publication is coming. Until then I'll continue to investigate the matter myself and share my findings based on open sources here to the benefit of the members and where ever else I please.
Br
Göran Larsson aka "F19Gladiator"