Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s

[Karoband]

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186. This photo, taken at München-Riem, shows Dornier Do 335 A-0 W.Nr. 240150 after trigger-happy GIs captured the airfield on 1 May 1945. In the background, Arado Ar 234 C-3 W.Nr. 250006 seems to be intact. Note the smaller hakenkreuz on the tail.


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187. In this picture, note the bullet holes behind the cockpit.
On 9 April 1945, Ltn. Hans Heid of 2./KG 51 flew W.Nr. 250006 from Burg to Müunchen-Oberweissenfeld, 18:55 to 20:05 hours according to Jan Horn, KG 76 ..., (2019), p. 294. From there it was transferred to Lechfeld.
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On 26 April, with American troops approaching, two Ar 234 C-3s took off from Lechfeld for München Riem. According to post #2, by Karl in TOCH thread 20943 "Re: Watson's Whizzers and Ar 234 C-3 W.Nr. 250006":
"W.Nr. 250006 was transferred from Lechfeld to Riem on 26th April '45 by Fliegerhauptingenieur Strobl. The same day, Oberleutnant Abels, pilot of the second four engined Ar 234 crashed to his death during take off at Lechfeld, probably due to engine failure. Source: Beavais Kossler Mayer & Regel: Flugerprobungsstellen bis 1945.
Curiously, deZeng & Stankey have this:
STROBEL, Walter ... 04.04.45 FL. Hpt. Ing., Erprobungsstelle Rechlin (1.(F)/100) unhurt? - Ar 234 C-4 shot down by P-47 vic Reinhartshausen. 15 km. SSW of Augsburg - bailed out." Pawlas pages 250 and 251 have Arado documents with a "Haupt. Ing. Strobel" flying Ar 234 V9 at Rechlin on 22 August 1944, 12:40-1321.
deZeng & Stankey also have:
STROBL, Walter. (DOB:01.06.14 in Schwauberg/Sturia). 1934 joined the SA. 01.05.38 Joined the NSDAP (No. 6328603). 1940 attended Techn. Hochschule Graz - in construction). 1941 assigned to Erprobungsstelle Rechlin. - test pilot for Go 242. 01.02.42 promo to Fl. Hpt. Ing.

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188. USAAF personnel inspect W.Nr. 250006 at Riem. Note that this C-3 had no rear-firing MG 131s.


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189. A pair of USAAF personnel pose with W.Nr. 250006. Note the nose cannon and the mismatched engine cowls on the port side. Also, the putty-covering tape has come off.


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190. A conspicuously armed and forlorn USAAF officer, with his pant legs tucked into his stockings, realizes there are no intact jets at Riem and that he cannot add and Arado Ar 234 C-3 to his collection. In this picture the colours of the starboard engine cowls seem to match the splinter camouflage of the fuselage.


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191. To his joy, in the afternoon of the same day, 8 May 1945, two intact Me 262s landed there at Riem and Lt. Col. Harold E. Watson with his holster visible and pant legs tucked into his stockings, was photographed with German pilot, newly promoted Oberleutenant Heinrich Haffner of 2./KG 51.


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192. In this photo of Wn. Nr 250006, taken after Watson left, the BMW 003 A-1 turbojets of the port side are missing.


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193. As Karl mentioned, a second C-3 took off from Lechfeld on 26 April 1945. Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Abels, also from E-Stelle Rechlin, was killed in the take-off crash. This photo shows it had the smaller hakenkreuz on its tail.