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Re: He 162 "White 4" at Kassel an Leck
Hello Roger,
Does anybody have an idea why these He 162 were transported over such a long distance and then apparently scrapped?
I spent quite a bit of time trying to work this one out myself last year, but could not find an answer. Perhaps someone else will and I look forward to it.
It is highly unlikely anyone except a British pilot would have flown the machine from Leck (the British were very 'aware' of what they had and were extremely careful about 'who' got into the Heinkels). The problem is that - so far - there seems no evidence that a British pilot would have done so. Their priority - indeed orders – was to get aircraft over to RAE Farnborough for evaluation.
Perhaps an American pilot went to Leck to 'fetch' one? Possibly - but again no traceable record from either the British or US sides.
The He 162s that went to France were moved by rail and were (re)assembled quite easily; that could be a possibility, but somehow unlikely - it just doesn't 'look' like this happened to the Kassel airframe. I was stumped.
So if ever you find out, let me know!
Sorry not have been of more help.
Robert Forsyth
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