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

[Karoband]

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232. The tail of white "3" showed the typical markings of a Baulos-Aufteilung 500xxx series aircraft: the simple black hakenkreuz and the small black werknummer well ahead of the lowest point of the hakenkreuz. Note the lack of the "Running Wolf" wappen on the nose but the red/blue RVT bands with the yellow vertical stripe signifying the III. Gruppe of JG 7.


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233. However, the first 500xxx werknummer series was different from those that came later. In this picture, white gun rectangles are seen under the cannon access hatch that are missing in later series. As well, the FuG 16Z access fairing over the starboard white balkenkreuz is clearly a mismatched replacement seen in #230. A huge red dot can be seen on the engine nacelle.


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234. This is a colour photo of W.Nr 500071 dating from 1953. Note that the white gun rectangles are missing, perhaps suggesting the Swiss have removed the MK 108s. Also note the "digital distortion" of the balkenkreuz.