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25. This cropping shows that the third aircraft in the left side line-up was "Red 7". Wolfgang Wollenweber, on p. 138, identifies "Red 7" as an A-1, W.Nr. 310012. Franks, on p. 22 of his book, identifies it as an A-1, W.Nr. 310005. Note the "Fox Head"
wappen above the gun port with black surround. As far as I know there is no record of 310012 being in France.
The Heinkel
werke at Bernberg, Austria, manufactured the A-1 310xxx
werknummer series, which was different from the A-2s in having a pair of MK 108/30 cannon with shorter gun muzzles than the MG 131/20s. The factory camouflage pattern for the 310xxx series A-1s was distinct from that of the 120xxx A-2s in that the upper camo on the fuselage curves up to meet the wing roots and extends out to meet the nose tip. Also the
werknummer is black on an RLM 76 tail fin at the top, rather than on the bottom as in the 120xxx series.
"Red 7" was shipped by train to France in February 1946.
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26. Franks, p. 23, captions this photo as, "The fuselage, during stripping for analysis, of W/Nr. 310005 at the SNCAC facility at Boulogne-Billancourt in March 1946." He ascribes the source of the photo to SNCAC. Note the lack of a protruding muzzle. Also, the tail, nose and engine modules are missing. Presumably the wing in the foreground belongs to "Red 7".
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27. This photo, presumably taken at the same place and time as the above, shows that even the plexiglas canopy had been taken apart. Franks says that "only the A-2s were made airworthy [in France], so the fate of this one remains unknown", p. 22. The A-1s sent to France were likely used for parts.
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28. This photo shows the tail module of W.Nr. 310005 (most likely "Red 7") attached to the fuselage of W.Nr. 120223 to create airworthy French He 162 "No. 1". This means that the tail module of W.Nr. 120223 must have been available for another machine being made serviceable.