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107. The third recce Ar 234 B-2b (W.Nr. 140151; "T9+KH") first appears on the strength reports of
Kommando Sperling on 24 October 1944, (Horn,
Die Augen des OKW, Teil 1, (2021), p.67). Its first operation was flown on 1 November 1944 by
Oblt. Werner Muffey, 14:32 to 15:25 hrs., when he aborted a sortie to SE England due to bad weather. This photo can be found on p. 200 of Smith & Creek,
Ar 234 Blitz, (Classic, 2022) and is captioned:
"Werner Muffey's T9+KH being towed in the approved manner by a
Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle. His aircraft is carrying two drop tanks, one under each engine nacelle."
This picture may have been taken after an op was aborted due to rain.
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108. This view of "T9+KH", W.Nr. 140151, shows the
wappen of
Kommando Sperling [Sparrow], a white silouette of a stylized sparrow carrying a camera being propelled by a jet. As far as I know, this was the only Arado to carry this
wappen.
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109. "Not a KG 76 aircraft, but very represntative of a typical pre-take-off scene foe all the Ar 234 units. Here the B-2 of Oblt. Werner Muffey, W.Nr. 140151, T9+KH of Kommando Sperling, is readied for flight at Rheine in the autumn of 1944. This reconnaissance aircraft has Walter RATO units fitted and a generator provides auxiliary power for preflight checks," (Creek & Forsyth,
Blitz Bombers, (Chandos, 2020), p. 64).
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110. From another angle, the
wappen can be seen, as well as the technician in white pants.