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221. As far as I know, white-surround "26" was the last of the Me 262s to be used for spare parts that has been photographed in front of the Whizzers' hangar at the far right at Lechfeld. This is reputedly a photo of "26" in its original configuration as a Me 262 A-1a/U3 after leaving the
Flugzeugwerk Eger at Cheb, with a red 'S' on the fuselage under the tail plane warning pilots not to exceed 800 km/h. It has no unit markings and was one of the first Me 262s of the 500xxx series to be converted as a
Behelfaufklärer. Although officially described as "
Bildgeräte 2 x 50/30 ohne Waffen", probably at the behest of
Oblt. Herward Braunegg, this is one of at least four recce Me 262s to have a single MK 108 30mm cannon installed with an oddly beveled muzzle. On page 73 of Brown
etal., Messerschmitt Me 262 Production & Arado Ar 234 Final Operations, (JaPo, 2012), the identification is made by its unique camouflage pattern to subsequently be the white-surround "26" found at Lechfeld. On page 76, the accident in this photo is given as "a nosewheel collapse at Brandis on 1st April 1945". While the tops of the oblique Rb 50/30 cameras can be seen, the film canisters are missing.