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Old 11th February 2026, 10:52
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Re: Some enlarged and 'tweaked' photos of He 162s

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1899

118. In this picture of the right-hand line up, the twenty-first He 162 has upper dark camo that extends out to the nose tip and curves up to the leading edge of the wing. This is characteristic of the A-1 of the 310xxx werknummer series. Wollenweber, p. 138, identifies this He 162 as A-1, W.Nr. 310078, "White 5" but on p.62 of his book, Franks identifies it as 310018, "White 5".


http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1900

119. Now appointed on 1 May 1945 as staffelkapitan of 1./JG 1, Hptm. Heinz Künnecke stands beside "White 5" of that unit. Note the "11" on the canopy tarp.


http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1901

120. This view of the rear of the right side line up shows the second last He 162 to be "White 5" and its werknummer of the 310xxx series is seen at the top of the tail fin above the hakenkreuz. This is the best resolution I have seen of this photo so far but still cannot read the werknummer.
For this He 162 also, Franks, on p. 61, gives "Found by British forces in Leck in May 1945, presumed scrapped there as not shipped to UK."
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