Bf 109G-10 130xxx Batch

[Charles Bavarois]

Hello Guys,

good old G-10/AS! A never ending story. He my two cents:

Hptm. Erich Woitkes aircraft was reported like Bf 109 G-14 (!), WNr. 490723 in his NVM, clearly an error by the clerc.

JG 27 reported lots of G-6/AS and G-14/AS, but only regular G-10s, no G-10/AS at all.

It was technically possible to fit a DB605 AS engine to an airframe instead of the DB605 D. I assume, this was done at the flying units sometimes, as we do have reports of Bf 109 G-10s with AS-engines at NAGr. 14 und also on Italian a/c captured at the end of the war. NAGr. 14s aircraft had different flying times for engines and airframes, a hint, that the engine was changed somewhen. From a pure administrative point of view this aircraft may indeed be called "G-10/AS"!

As for the Erla G-10s with AS-engines we should wait for Rasmussen, who will enlight us with his knowlegde on Leipzigs production-plans. As far as I remember, there were very few Erla G-10 equipped with AS-engines, perhaps due to a shortage in D-engines? Rasmussen can tell us, whether this was done at the producer or sometimes later.

And at last: III./JG 300 did report Bf 109 G-10/ASM in its NVM late December 44 and early 1945 and this is the only time I came across a G-10/AS in an original German document. The Werknummern all were of Erla-production (490.216, 490.224, 490.299, 490.323 and 490.438). The reports of this Gruppe are remarkably detailed and include "regular" G-10s as much as G-14/AS and G-14s spread between those G-10/AS. So IMHO no typing error. Perhaps Rasmussen can figure out the exact production time of this a/c.

HTH

Carl