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Re: Welter's Me 262 A-1a
Hi Chris,
firstly, the jet was Me262 V2 Werke Nummer 170056 - often photographed with the radar aerial installation.
Secondly, IMHO it is worth verifying what Gebhard Aders wrote in the 1970s - what is the evidence that Welter "was given" this aircraft, or that he flew any Me262 in October 1944?
The only documentary evidence I have seen is that Welter flew (probably) Werke Nummer 170095 KD+EA at Rechlin-Lärz, starting in November 1944. This Me262 began to be fitted with night-flying instruments/equipment at the end of October 1944 ("Einbau v. Zusatzbeleuchtung für Nachtflug u. Stellungsanseige für Landeklappen"). In the second half of November 1944, Welter made a night-time flight (his first night flight in the Me262?) in preparation for operational flying ("Nachtflug als Einsatzvorbereitung (Oblt. Welter) wurde durchgeführt. Flugzeug ist nachteinsatz-klar.”). 170095 was not fitted with radar. (Source: BArch RL 36/86)
Cheers
Rod
Last edited by RodM; 8th June 2017 at 10:51.
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