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Old 20th January 2008, 14:09
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Re: Abbreviation "Zümo" and the Jumo 004?

In connection with Hans reply I noted that on p.10 in the book "German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945" by Beauvais/Kössler/Mayer/Regel, 2002, Midland, that RLM issued mostly two-letter prefixes as design or manufacturer codes, also for engines:
Example
Argus = As
Zündapp = Z
Siemens = Sh

...consequently "Zümo" seems a bit too long to fit in?

On the other hand there were exceptions such as:

Junkers = Jumo
Brandenburgische Motorenwerke = Bramo
Bayerische Motorenwerke = BMW

If "Zümo" was used for Zündapp I would also expect it to be listed this way, and not as "Z" - But that is only an assumption.
Br
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