Bf 109 V5 D-IEKS

[CJE]

Given as the V5 by some or as an early B by others, all agree that its Werknummer was 879.
However, on this photograph, the WNr. is clearly 320!

Furthermore, I'd appreciate to be explained why Radiger/Schick state in a caption of this aircraft (Schiffer, 1999) that it was "one of the first B-2 production aircraft" (p.40), when in their text they say the B-1 was the only version put into production (p.42)

[Rasmussen]

The W.Nr. 879 of V-5 is documented by Flugzeugentwicklungsprogramm LC IIb from 01.10.1937 and other documents but the sign wasn't D-IEKS but D-IIGO (Radinger/Schick). Later D-IEKS is lost in JFS 2 by an engine failure.

The Radinger/Schick books aren't in all points right specific in captions of pictures. In documents in most cases I've found the version B only (Erla for example used this marking generally), sometimes B-1 but not B-2.

Best wishes
Rasmussen

[CJE]

Thanks.