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Old 25th October 2022, 12:31
Matti Salonen Matti Salonen is offline
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Re: List of DB 605A engine construction numbers?

My friend Pentti Manninen is still unable to log in to this site and has therefore asked me to forward the following:

"Regarding the DB 605 AS Baureiche 0 there is one interesting original documentation in the Finnish Air Force Museum archive collection.

With the FinnAF served two DB 605 AS engines WNr 007 0 7759 and the WNr 708251. The last mentioned was lost as German property and transferred to the Soviet Union, but WNr 007 0 7759 served FinnAF also post war time.

The WNr 007 0 7759 was assebled by Genshagen and installed into Bf 109 G-6AS WNr 163974 (FinnAF MT-463). This DB 605 AS was marked with overhaul time 100/2 on date 25.4.1944. The Lebenslaufakte WNr writings states also the following different styles: WNr 845 (00707759) and 00707759 (845), DB 605 AS Baureiche 0.

This DB 605 AS WNr 007 0 7759 Lebenslaufakte survives still with some dozens of plain DB 605 A-1 original documents. Some rarities are included as KWM 006 FIAT RA 1050 RC.58I Tifone:

540 48420
708 48588
874 48754
888 48768

and two more Tifone WNr of which WNr I do not have readily available.

Link to museum site and contact e-mails:

https://ilmavoimamuseo.fi/yhteystiedot/

Pentti Manninen"

Matti
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