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155. After two months of adjustments, a new paired set of BMW 003 A-0s were fitted to the wings of a standard Ar 234 Berta prototype with its tricycle undercarriage. The Ar 234 V13 (W.Nr. 130023; "PH+SU") was delivered on 30 August 1944 and, despite his misgivings, Ubbo Janssen made the first flight on 6 September 1944 using the same Henschel fuel pumps as on the V6 and V8.
This is a frontal view of the V13. Not only does the Berta cabin have the downward sloping main spar separating the periplex windscreens, but the fuselage has only one set of main wheel doors above the tyres. Note the distinctive grey colour of V13.
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156. Janssen's misgivings were justified. On its first flight, on take-off, the two outer turbos (numbers 1 and 4) flamed out and number 3 lost power. At 20 metres, Janssen turned back but had to belly-land before reaching the airfield boundary.
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157. On page 83 of Smith & Creek's
Arado Ar 234 Blitz, (Monogram, 1992) they caption this photo and the one above as:
"The only genuine B-Series airframe to be fitted with four separate engines was the Ar 234 V13. The aircraft made one flight, on September 6, 1944, but crashed following the successive failure of three engines. The airframe was then transferred to the Technical High School at Jüterbog for instructional purposes." The engines were removed and sent to BMW Berlin, Pawlas, p. 284.
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158. The unusual grey colour and darker rudder stand out in this picture of the V13.