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Old 9th November 2022, 17:40
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Re: Some enlarged and 'tweaked' known photos of Me 262s

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Originally Posted by Karoband View Post
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1124

Erprobungskommando Braunegg (Panther) that, like EKdo. 262, wore a yellow band behind the cockpit … It has one of the single MK 108 cannon muzzles as requested by Oblt. Herward Braunegg.
Appart from the machine in this photo, what's the source for Braunegg's aircraft wearing a yellow band?

A document in the Bundesarchiv confirms the Kommando was part of 1./Versuchsverband OKL while three ULTRAS from 26–28 November 1944 give the codes of the five Me 262s then on strength as NH, OH, PH, QH, RH and SH. These individual letters follow straight on from those given to the Staffel's Ar 234s and as such it seems probable that, like the Arados, they carried the T9 unit code (sadly no photos of this have surfaced yet).

(Sources: BA-MA RL 2-III/67 (page 0021); ULTRA CX/MSS/R382(C) paras. 1, 5 and 5)

About the single cannon, ULTRA CX/MSS/R489(C), para. 19 from 2 March 1945 says:
From UDASO ((NAG)) 6 Lechfeld, No. 157 to (B% UDIAN) ((2./NAG)) 6 Schwaebisch Hall dated 2/3:

In accordance with No. 1118 from GALNA ((AO for Recce) Silber ((Me 262)) a/c are to be used without armament till standard production for 2 MK 108. Supplementary equipment with armament is to cease.

Supplement ((NAG)) 6: Supplementary equipment has again been asked for.
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