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195. Like other Messerschmitt test aircraft at Lechfeld, Me 262 V9 W.Nr. 130004 "VI+AD" was used for experimentation. In December 1944 it was modified as the
Hochgeschwindigkeitsjäger der Stufe I [HG I] with a
Rennkabine, a tail plane swept back 40 degrees and modified wing leading edges. This blurry screenshot probably shows the first flight of this "high speed fighter" with its streamlined canopy at Lechfeld on 17 January 1945. To study the aerodynamics in flight, both sides of the fuselage from the front of the cockpit to the rear of the
balkenkreuz were soon painted a dark colour to use tufts of cotton to indicate air flow. The tail configuration would prove to be unsatisfactory.
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196. In this enlargement of the photo in #193, V9 "VI+AD" is seen parked in front and to the left of the Whizzers' hangar at Lechfeld, virtually intact and upright.
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197. After the Whizzers had left Lechfeld on 10 June 1945, their usefulness over, the spare Me 262s were towed behind the hangar to lay derelict over the next winter before being scrapped. Tipped up, "VI+AD" is seen here among them. The
werknummer 500853 of white-surround "29" can be seen on the tail of the Me 262 to the left.
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198. Another view of V9 "VI+AD" among the derelicts, with possible cable damage at the
balkenkreuz. Note that a standard canopy and tail plane are now seen on it.