[ArtieBob]

Dear Rasmussen,
In general, both the GB and USA intelligence teams only identified LW aircraft subtypes using using id plate data (and generally removed the plate and placed them in an envelope attached it to the original copy of the report). If you look at the reports there are many where if there was not a plate, the subtype simply is not specified, but the engine, armarment data, etc. are described. The reason for this appears pretty straightforward, as the Allies were certainly unable to follow production line changes and parallel production of multiple subtypes. It is difficult to do even with primary LW documentation. This is another reason why it is almost certain that G-6 production at Erla continued into 1945. Looking at both the LW loss and Allied intelligence lists, G-6 aircraft are found within blocks of W.Nr. that are primarily G-14s from Erla. It seems certain that G-14 production did not begin at Erla until August, so it would appear that G-6 production did continue in parallel with G-14 and were both "badged" and recognized in production reports as such.

Best regards,

Artie Bob