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Originally Posted by Kurfürst
Hi SM!
I think the search is in vain, from the various papers I am quite certain there was no separate ‘DM’ (DB, DC, DMO etc). The only engine out there was the 605D, which got different designations late in 1944 as boost levels changes from 1,75 (DM), 1,8 (DB) 1,9 and 1,98 ata (DC). These were just designations for different setups of the same engine. Same for the late DB 605 G/AM/AB and GS/AS/ASB/ASC. So what you are looking for is probably an early 605D manual.
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Hi Kurfürst,
Thank you for your post. Interestingly, Daimler-Benz documentation does regularly refer to "the DB 605 D" even when they are commenting about specific versions of the motor. In fact, this goes right back to the early days of the proposed DB 605 D/E/F in 1941 that was not like any production DB 605 D!
There are DB engineering documents that specify the different versions that were very similar, the D, then DM, then DB and DC. I have actually recovered an original Baumusterschild that is stamped DB 605 DB and I have seen a genuine one with DB 605 DM0. That is a zero at the end, showing the Zero production series.
The reason that I am hopeful that a DB 605 DM Engine manual exists is that Messerschmitt refers to that document in the Bf 109 K-4 aircraft manual. The DB 605 DM was produced from August 1944, and I hope that Daimler-Benz were able to print the documentation. OTOH, I doubt that the DB and DC versions were documented correctly, probably similar situation for all versions after late '44.
I do hope to post more on the DB 605 D development from 1941 onwards in the future.
Cheers
SM