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240. This is a screenshot of the tail of Me 262 A-1a 170061 White "11" of EKdo. 262 taken in the hot summer of 1944. A picture of the entire aircraft can be found on page 51 of O'Connell,
Me 262 Production Log, (Classic, 2005), which states that white "11" also served with Kdo. Nowotny and III./EJG 2 until it was renumbered white "4".
This image shows the tail with the early grey RLM 74 and RLM 75 mottles over the blue white RLM 76 base coat as well as the clear plastic tail light at the base of the rudder.
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241. As W.Nr. 170306 served as III./EJG 2's white "4" until its 7 January 1945 accident, it is probable that W.Nr 170061 did not become "4" until after that date. In the meantime 170061 became one of at least seven Me 262s to receive a new experimental tail unit that included thin shaped plywood fin and tailplane and a redesigned rudder. These tail units were at first recognizable by their "
kaulquappe" pattern, an inconsistent stencil of dark 'tadpoles' on a white RLM 21 base.
This screenshot comes from a well known film of III./EJG 2 aircraft at Lechfeld in January or even possibly February 1945. Note that this and other pictures of the line-up show white "4" has both forward cowlings on the nacelles in bare metal.
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242. The following is my poor translation of the caption to this photograph found on page 132 of Manfred Jurleit's
Strahljäger Me 262 im Einsatz, (1995) :
"Due to engine damage, this 'White 4' of II./JG 7 had to make an emergency landing at Perleberg on 15 April 1945. Obviously, it is a machine of III./EJG 2 which at this time had given its aircraft to those pilots of that unit who were fully trained."
Note that the starboard engine has been replaced with one that had a camouflaged cowling.