http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1929
23. The most visible of the Me 163B's on the trucks at Merseburg was the port side view of "White 42"'s fuselage and tail.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1930
24. This is a poor view of the starboard side of "White 42" while still on the truck that took it to Kassel.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1931
25. It is likely that, on arrival at Kassel, with their tails still attached, the six remaining Me 163Bs were unloaded and lined up along a taxiway. Because of the angle of the rudder, the white "2" cannot be made out in this picture. Note the application of white tape in the form of a square immediately beneath the canopy that was not present at Merseburg.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1932
26. A comparison of the tails confirms it is the same
Komet.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1933
27. However, "White 42" has a hidden identity. The protruding barrel of the MG 151/20 cannon, and its gunport lower in the wing root than that of a MK 108/30 cannon, indicate that it is one of the first Me 163 B-0s built, each with a
versach number.