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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes
Franck,
I don't consider myself an expert. The W.Nr. 111728 is rather based on the fact that the number 728 is painted onto the bomb carrier of the 262 that was underneath the Hungarian G-10. It is known from other aircraft of the 1117xx block that the last 3 digits were painted onto the bomb carriers. Most likely because the fit of these carriers was so poor that they needed to be adjusted for every individual aircraft and could in most cases not be interchanged between aircraft (I have a wartime Mtt document in my archive that confirms this).
Please note that the starboard engine of 728 was later replaced with one that had a bare metal intake, while the original one had a painted intake. Maybe that led some people to conclude that they were two different aircraft.
Cheers,
Roger
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