http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1968
57. This photo of the starboard side of "White 42" is problematic in that it does not show the dark camouflage seen in every other photo of that aircraft. It has not yet been determined where or when this picture was taken, but the Morane radio mast and wing root fairings were removed from the wingless fuselage at Kassel, Germany. The re-assembly of the wings without root fairings suggests this photo was taken after the arrival at Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana in August 1945. Note the bulbous fairing over the air vents of the tail pipe, not seen on "White 54".
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1969
58. However, the camo pattern matches that seen on the starboard side of "White 42" on the truck in my #27. I would suggest that bright sunlight is reflecting off not only the aircraft but the buildings in the picture above.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1970
59. As we have seen, for some reason the tail of "White 54" was attached to the fuselage of "White 42".
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1971
60. This comparison of the forward port fuselage with that of "White 42" on the truck at Merseburg confirms the identity of the fuselage.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1972
61. This is one of two other photos showing the fuselage of "White 42" with the tail of "White 54". The distortion in this photograph is quite apparent in the
hakenkreuz. The easiest way to recognize the various identities of "White 42" is the bulbous fairing over the air vents. In addition, this early Me 163B with its MG 151/20 cannon is recognizable by the size of the cannon access hatch. I believe it was David E. Brown who first noticed the smaller hatch with a fairing below compared to the full-sized hatch of the later MK 108/30 models.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1973
62. The other photo, less
hakenkreuz by Kumark-Antik, gives a good view of the mismatched wingroot fairing added by the Americans. Again note the damage to the tip of of the tail of "White 54".