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Originally Posted by Dan O'Connell
I don't know if there is any validity to this, but I have seen reports that the port side of 262's were opened to allow access to fuel tanks that were covered in leather, that was then used to make shoes after the war.
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Thank you, Dan.
On p. 108 of Brown, etal.
Messerschmitt Me 262 Production & Arado Ar 234 Final Operations, (JaPo, 2012), there is an excellent photo of Me 262 W.Nr. 111617 at the Brunnthal dump. Beneath it lies a fuel tank lacking its leather cover.
Jim