[Richard T. Eger]

Dear All,

History is not a voting contest. If it were, getting to the "facts" would be ever so easy, even if those "facts" are wrong.

I do hear the ground swell support for Kössler and Ott. I've now had an indirect look into their book, which uses both the 9-digit W.Nrn. in tabulated form and the shorthand 4-digit W.Nrn. in discussion. The RLM standardized on the 6-digit W.Nr., which implies that the 9-digit W.Nr. is an internal Junkers number, not an official RLM approved W.Nr.

My specialty, as all know, is the Me 262. Messerschmitt used a similar 9-digit W.Nr. for the first 5 prototypes, i.e., W.Nr. 262000001, etc., but this was dropped with the sixth prototype.

Through my contact in Germany, we'll attempt to get the supporting evidence from Kössler, himself.

Regards,
Richard