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Old 28th January 2026, 12:49
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Re: Some enlarged and 'tweaked' photos of He 162s

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111. Wollenweber, p. 138, identifies the nineteenth He 162 in the line-up, next to "Yellow 7", as W.Nr. 120231, "White 6". In this photograph it has a distinctive very dark nose, the fuselage seems to have no camouflage, the Lippisch ear has dark upper camo plus stripes and there is a muzzle protruding from the gun port. A faint white "6" can be seen in its proper place behind and below the canopy, but without a thin black surround. Franks, p. 21, concurs that it is W.Nr. 120231, "White 6".


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112. This is perhaps the best view of "White 6" in the line-up. Waiting for the British are: to the left, Hauptmann Künnecke, Major Zober and Oblt. Demuth. At the right are Hauptmann Ludewig and Major Gallowitch. Here, the "6" is visible but it turns out that only the forward part of the fuselage is unpainted. Behind the wing is the regular camo pattern of a later 120xxx series He 162 with the dark camo pint inder the rear edge of the wing. It has a simple black balkenkreuz and a simple black hakenkreuz.


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113. Having been moved out of the line-up onto the grass, the identity of "White 6" is clearly W.Nr. 120231. To the right is the green tail of "White 3" withits W.Nr 120028 in white. Note the damage to the Lippisch ear. I do not recognize the object behind the nose. A red arrow can be seen on the dark nose.


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114. Perhaps due to the damage to the port Lippisch ear, "White 6" was photographed in a hangar at Leck. Note the shaft of the red arrow protruding behind the nose joint. This protrusion can be seen in #111.
Franks concludes that this airframe was scrapped at Leck.
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