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225. I happened to come across a video,
The History of Messerschmitt-Me109,Me110,Me210,Me163,Me262 that at 35.28 has a segment with good resolution showing Me 262 A-2a W.Nr. 130179 black "F" having its compass calibrated while standing on a wooden turn table. This is one of the screenshots from that video.
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226. On 28 June 1944
Oblt. Herward Braunegg transferred W.Nr. 130179 from Kitzingen to Lechfeld between 11.40 and 12.05 hours, delivering it to I./KG 51 where it became black "F" for
Kommando Schenck. (Jan Horn,
Das Flurschaden-Geschwader, p. 128)
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227. On 11 July 1944,
Ltn. Wilhelm Batel, TO of I./KG 51, flew a
Bombenwurf-Übungsflug from Lechfeld between 15:32 and 15:54. On landing, he reported "that the nose gear kept lowering during attempts to raise it following take-off, wheel covers that did not fit and prevented proper closure, torn welding on the wings, non-secured fuel lines, loose rivets, too much slack in the control column, loose ailerons, incorrectly balanced elevators, missing ball bearings in the rudder assembly, and a loosely supported undercarriage." (O'Connell, p. 37)