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100. The seventeenth He 162 in the line-up, beside the numberless W.Nr. 120086, was "Yellow 3", identified by both Wollenweber, p. 138, and Franks, p. 18, as W.Nr. 120072. Note the replacement white nose, the protruding cannon and dark camouflage below the canopy going back to a point under the wing indicating a later A-2 aircraft of the 120xxx series.
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101. In his
Thunder over the Reich, (Crecy, 2014), on p.125, Wolfgang Wollenweber captions this photograph as, "An untouched original photo of 'Yellow 3',
werknummer 120072 with my briefcase resting on the nose cone in front of the windscreen. The lion badge of 3.
staffel was not introduced until the last days of the war and was carried by only a few machines." In the background is "Yellow 7", W.Nr 120222.
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102. In his
flugbuch, Wollenweber records an
einsatz (mission) in ".3" on 20 April 1945 between 12:05 and 12:35 hrs. in which he encountered four "Thunderbolts" (Tempests) near Hüsum. Unfortunately, his later notation misidentifies "3" as "120074" which was "Yellow 11".
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103. Allocated Air Ministry number "61" at Leck, the British had the German ground crew paint out German national markings,
wappen and aircraft numerals using appropriate RLM paints. The "Yellow 3" can just be made out but now the distinctive white nose had a red arrow added. Note the gunpowder residue and the RAF roundel under the wing. W.Nr. 120072 arrived at RAE Farnborough by surface transport on 31 July 1945.
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104. This photo shows W.Nr. 120072 at Farnborough in British markings with its white nose and over-painted "Yellow 3". It made four flights in October and November 1945 before November 9th when RAE Fl./Lt. Robert A. Marks was killed in a crash at RAF Aldershot while demonstrating this He 162 to personnel of the Staff College at Camberly. Strangely, Neither Franks nor Butler mention any RAF serial being assigned this aircraft.