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Werknummer of Oblt. Hand-Joachim Valet's Me 262?
Good afternoon all,
On 3 December 1944, ex-transport pilot Oblt. Hans- Joachim Valet of 1./KG51 in Me 262 "9K+BH" was killed in action while attempting to land at Rheine.
Various Werk-nummern have been given by authors and sources. The following are those I have encountered:
Smith & Creek, Jet Planes of the Third Reich, (1982), p. 391:
110335
Foreman & Harvey, The Messerschmitt Me 262 Combat Diary, (1990), p.328:
150335
Manfred Jurleit, Strahljager Me 262 I'm Einsatz, (1995), p. 172:
110385
Smith & Creek, Me 262 Volume Three, (2000), p. 513:
110385
Dan O'Connell, Production Log, (2005):
p. 74: 110385, 150535, 110335, and 170096
p. 84: 110535
Nick Beale on line at ghostbombers.com "KG51 fighter operations: late November - December 1944, p.2:
110535
Kracker Archives online:
170335
deZeng and Stankey, Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935-1945 online:
none given
Colin D. Heaton, The Me 262 Stormbird, (2012) p. 280:
150335
Forsyth with Creek, Me 262 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units, (2012), pp. 41-41:
none given
Philippe Saintes, Les Pertes des Messerschmitt Me 262, (2017). p. 27:
110385
Is there any documentary evidence as to the correct werknummer for Valet's Me 262?
Thank you in advance,
Jim Geens
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