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Old 17th April 2026, 12:47
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Re: Herbert Ihlefeld's He162?

Thanks, Johannes.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1953

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1954

As far as I know, there was only one "Yellow 5" captured at Leck. Richard A. Franks, on page 22 of his Airframe Album 13: The Heinkel He 163/A Detailed Guide to the Luftwaffe's Volksjäger, (Valiant, 2018) captions this photograph as,
"The fuselage of He 162A-1 W/Nr.310003 'Yellow 5' of 3./JG 1 on a rail flatbed prior to shipment to the French Air Force facility at Nantenne; this airframe was never rebuilt to fly, being one of the A-1 series airframes used for spares to keep the A-2s flying."

I hesitate to dismiss the claim concerning Mrs. Ihlefeld because of the very unusual wappen that includes the Geschwader, Gruppe and Staffel emblems.

best regards,

Jim
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