Some enlarged and 'tweaked' known photos of Me 262s

[Karoband]

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297. On 27 March 1945, the partly dismantled Me 262 A-2a W.Nr. 170312 was captured by GIs on the outskirts of Rhein-Main airfield. It had suffered 15% damage on 19 February when Hptm. Rolf Roßberg of 3./KG 51 rolled into a bomb crater while landing according to Jan Horn, Das Flurschaden Geschwader, p. 242.


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298. When first captured, it was tilted to its side due to the collapsed starboard landing gear. Note the single white gun rectangle but lack of bomb racks. There are no markings that indicate this was an aircraft of KG 51.


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299. In this photo, W.Nr. 170312 has been jacked-up and placed on three mobile braces. Note that both MK 108 cannon can be seen on the port side.


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300. In this colourised photo, the leading edge slat and root fairing of the port wing are noticeably missing.


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301. According to Dan O'Connell, Me 262 Production Log, p. 69: "It was then sent to Frankfurt and is believed to have been shipped back to the USA aboard Madawaska Victory as a source of spare parts for W.Nr. 111711...".