[George Hopp]

On 6 Jan 05, Seaplanes supplied the following extract from a document entitled "Flugzeug-Programm 227 Ausgabe 1" dated 9 Jan 45:

"He 219 A-0 Engine: DB 603A. Total ordered: 104. Delivered up to 30.11.44: 104. No further deliveries.

"He 219 A-2 Engine: DB 603AA. Total ordered: 85. Delivered up to 30.11.44: 85. No further deliveries.

"He 219 A-7 Engine: DB 603E. Total ordered: 210. None delivered up to 30.11.44. Deliveries to take place from December 1944 to July 1945.

"He 219 D-1 Engine: Jumo 213E. Total ordered: 5. None delivered up to 30.11.44. Deliveries to take place in December 1944."

I don't have any data on Dec 44 production, so cannot comment on whether or not these Jumo-powered a/c were delivered.

On that same thread, Artie Bob (Art Medcalf) noted that a January 1945 production list stated that 35 He 219A-7s, as well as one He 219 D-1, were built that month. That appears to be an awfully high number of a/c since during the month of highest Lw production, Sep 44, only 25 He 219s were produced, but why not?

In "Luftwaffe '45" Manfred Griehl says that in February Heinkel delivered 11 "high-performance" He 219s. No explanation for that phrase. Then in March he says "nearly" 15 He 219 A-7s were delivered by Heinkel-Sued in the vicinity of Vienna. And in April, a final 2 He 219 A-7s were assembled at Heinkel-Sued.

So, this is the data I have from various sources that may or may not be totally accurate. But, I find it interesting.