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Old 14th March 2009, 12:36
Tony Jones Tony Jones is offline
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Re: Exports to Japan

Hi

I have looked again at copies I took of original letters on exports on Japan and there is a list dated late 1943 of all a/c and engines exported to Japan via Fokkes & Koch (only firm allowed to export a/c to Japan), this list gives all sale prices and dates. There is no sale listed of any He 119 in 1941.
The list by Seaplanes is also "flawed" as there were 2 Ju 160 a/c exported in 1938, none on this list (a letter dated 8/9/38 complains that one of the two Ju 160 just delivered has already crashed a few days ago)
There were 2 x ju 88 in 1941 not on Seaplanes list and in 1942 2 Fw 190 are listed not just the one in Seaplanes list, 1943 3 Fw 190 all with c/n are listed not just the one in the Seaplanes doc.
The Seaplanes list has one He 116 in 1938 but there were two, one crashed in the Sahara in 6/43. The 1944 list therefore should not be taken as final and correct.
Nearly all the a/c exported in the files have the c/n listed
Finally in the many files inpected which appear complete from 1938-44 there is no mention at all of any He 100 a/c.
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