Hi!
I was not using the location of the oil hatch to determine 605D
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The W.Nr.490642 confirms it was a G-10..also, the 490000 thru 491000 all had the tall tail wheel.
"Uffz.Thomas Tsutscher, JG300, Lost Jan. 14.45 Rote 2 "Rita". According to the Werk nr is an Erla-built G-10, however she appears to have a mix of features from a Regensburg-built G-6A/S, G-14A/S or G-10 along with some Erla parts. No undercowl bulges, had bigger oil tank (56l. ) and slightly different cowl (110-type), typical for Erla production. What is really interesting, is that plane had older fuselage, coming from earlier G-14 or G-6/AS made by Erla (regarding it's camouflage). Also had the DB 605D connected to this older airframe and fuselage fairings were untypical for Erla G-10's. What else is interesting, that aircraft had smaller wheels (660x160), fuselage was camouflaged in 74/75 greys and the rumpfband was "oxidrot" red brown. The taller tail wheel was also fitted.
It's pilot was Eberhard Gzik but the plane was lost on 14.01.1945 by Fw. Tschuscher while intercepting USAAF bombers
Unfortunatly, I do not have those books to reference, however of all G-14 photos I have seen, none have the dual plates. There was a transition stage from G-14 to G-10, and as they were being built at the same time, I suspect that LATE G-14's with this dual plate (as you saw in photos) were due to the transition (?), and probably very late production...so a G-10 feature carried into the G-14 (?). See if there are werk numbers for those photos...if they are, I suspect in the 780000 block...?
I have not seen any Me109K with the dual plates, so it seems only the G-10 was to have it, and possibly some late G-14's during this time.
But that is just a guess...