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Originally Posted by Merlin
The aircraft was ferried on 20.02.43 from Deurne (where the repair was performed by Erla) to Vaerlöse (which acted as a Flugzeugschleuse for aircraft intended for JG 5).
There was no time left for any modification to a reconnaissance aircraft or for MK108 evaluation.
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to correct the information from Merlin:
The mentioned list of flights from Überführungskommando/Lzg Belgien-Nordfrankreich is an weekly report and not mentioned the dates of ferry. The W.Nr.14055 is mentioned in the "week" from 01.03 - 10.03.1943. So it's more probable the a/c was ferried in this time frame and not on 20.02.43.
In all probability the a/c was transported after the crash from 30.07.1942 directly to Antwerpen (an repairshop in Belgium not France) because the so-called "Durchlaufzeit" from 5-6 months for such an great degree of damage was normal.
To use F4 parts during the repair isn't surprising. At this time (the end of 1942) Erla VII repaired in first line Bf 109E/F and some G-1/2. Of course they had stored a lot F4-parts and they used it.
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