Seeking factories tied to W.Nr. blocks for Bf 109E-4 and E-7

[lritger]

The references I have do not link factories to werk nummer blocks for the E-4 and E-7 variants; would some kind soul happen to have this information handy?

Thanks much,

Lynn

[Tomislav Haramincic]

Hi Lynn,

Here you go:

Mtt Regensburg E-4s
WNr.2724* - 2806
WNr.3701 - 3764 (E-4/B & E-4/BN)
*I'm not shure at which WNr. this block starts

Erla Leipzig E-4s
WNr.1575 - 1659
WNr.1980 - 2063 (70 E-4/B)
WNr.4091 - 4222 (26 E-4/B, 106 E-7)

WNF E-4s
WNr.5260 - 5300
WNr.5326 - 5400
WNr.5559 - 5600 (32 were upgraded to E-4/B by Arado)
WNr.5791 - 5823 (all E-4/B)
WNr.5891 - 5919 (E-4/B & E-4/N)

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Mtt Regensburg E-7s
WNr.3765 - 3827

Fieseler E-7s
WNr.6402 - 6500
WNr.7661 - 7696

WNF E-7s
WNr.5920 - 5985 (66 E-7, 3 E-7/N & 17 E-7/Z)
WNr.6501 - 6523

There are also another 46 E-7s, bulit by Arado within a mixed block Wnr.4801 - 4975.

regards,
Tomislav

[olefebvre]

2789 should be the first true E-4 for Regensburg, earlier a/c were E-3a upgraded to E-4 status later on.

[lritger]

Many thanks guys, I should've checked my WNF book a little closer for that info...

Lynn

[Tomislav Haramincic]

Originally Posted by olefebvre

2789 should be the first true E-4 for Regensburg, earlier a/c were E-3a upgraded to E-4 status later on.

Thanks for that inforamtion. Can you confirm that the old E-3a recieved with the upgrade also new werk numbers?
I have only two E-3 in this range - one loss report WNr.2746 08.06.40 7./JG26 Lt. Klaus Mietusch (KG), Luftkampf mit Hurricane - Notlandung, Offnonville - 100% (E-3),
and one note that WNr.2714 SK+CD was exported to Rumania.
All others losses are E-4 during 1940. or E-7s later on.
WNr.2711 was a D-1 according this loss report - 03.11.41 4.(Eins.)/JFS4 Gefr. Artur Schrader (†), Notlandung, Fl.Pl. Krefeld - 100% (D-1)
and WNr.2723 also a D-1 according to a photo autumn.39 3./JGr.126 unknown, Fl.Pl. Bönninghardt, ge.3+I (D-1)

Can someone shed more light in this early Regensburg production block?

ragards, Tomislav

[steve sheridan]

Hiya Tomislav,
Following on from your last post, i have another example within the early
27## range within the scope of your interest. Dont know whether you have this one also, but its classed as a ME109E-1 subtype, and not 109D

W.Nr 2719 NJ+ES ME109E-1 I/JG52 100% 15.5.41

Ive got various w.nr's from 2600 - 2697 staggered as both ME109E and ME109D models also!

Id welcome any further imput on this batch, from perhaps other experts.

Rgs,
Steve.

[Tomislav Haramincic]

Hello Steve,

No, I don't have any data on WNr.2719, so I immediatly checked this loss on 15.05.41. You should check you source again for this loss because it's missing one number in the WNr.
The only loss that I./JG52 had on that day was

Bf109 F-2 WNr.12 719 2./JG52 Lt. Franz Bernhard (†), air combat with Blenheim - crashed, in the See near Texel, Pl.Qu.5412 - 100%

The stammkennzeichen of WNr.12 719 IMHO should be NI+ES, not NJ+ES, because Bf109F-2 WNr.12 723 was positivly identified according to a photo as having the stkz NI+EW.
The stkz of the early 27xx range Bf109Es could be SK+C* according to the photos showing Bf109Es exported to Romania (known WNr.2714 & 2733).

Regarding the 26xx batch - true, I also have a mixed bunch of E and D models. I've noticed that Emils are appearing more often after WNr.2657.

regards,
Tomislav