[RolandF]

I remember two other Me 262s bearing such numbers. All at the "extremities" of the plane such as tail, nose, jet nacelles. Always on two connected parts. Parts which might be removed during repair. For me it seems to be some kind of easement for the repair crew to fit those parts together after repair. The accuracy of fit was not very good concerning the prefabrication of those Me 262 parts - just remember the tapes covering the gaps between nose, tail and fuselage. Not to mention the weapon covers. For me it is imaginable the some parts could be attached only on ONE particular airframe

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RolandF