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"Heinz" is the official German shortform for "Heinrich".
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You are right, of course. It serves me right for using Obermaier of "Die Ritterkreuztraeger ..." and Williamson's "Aces of the Reich" as my sources.
The 2 main visual differences between the A-7 and A-8 are the mid-wing pitot tube of the A-7 and wingtip unit of the A-8; and the ETC moved forward for the A-8. There are also changes to access panels and fueling panels because of the extra fuselage tank of the A-8. All A-8s, to the best of my knowledge, carried the Morane antenna of the FuG 16ZY radio. But, some Fw 190s carried the Y antenna from the A-4 onwards, so check the individual a/c you're modelling.
And, yes, Roland, I have that book on Heinz Baer on order, and am wondering why no biography on him wasn't done a long time ago.