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Old 9th March 2018, 10:18
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Re: Me 262 identification and unusual features

If the photograph was really taken at Vilseck, you have to notice this:
In the background you can see the railway track which is leading via Weiden/Neustadt to the Mtt production site Flossenbürg/Altenhammer. There, production of the Bf109K-4 was under way and the production of the Me262 in preparation. The depicted Bf109 may be part of a batch intended for assembly at Vilseck-Heringnohe. Additionally, a Zerlegebetrieb was recycling Bf109 wrecks for re-usable parts. So why not damaged Me262s in preparation of future jet production?
The photo seems to be taken at the triangle, where the tracks supplying Vilseck-Heringnohe a/f veers from the main railway tracks Nürnberg-Weiden. Those tracks have been dismantled after the war. Obviously the aircraft parts had been stowed on stake cars and had been removed to create space for other military transports.
The train visible in the background may be the key to understand the situation. You can see military equipment - whether it´s Wehrmacht or US forces is not distinguishable.

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