Bodenwöhr Waldwerk - Mtt Bf 109 K-4 assembly lines 1944 - 1945

[Charles Bavarois]

Gentlemen,

a lot of new information here and a really inspiring thread. The mist around Wertheim seems to get clearer now, but please have a look at the attached pictures:

Picture "wing" shows, that the wings in front of the Wertheim tunnel have small wing-bulges and so are not intended to be fitted to K-4s. The same with the picture "engines": the large tank in front of the engine is of the smaller Fo 897 type, not the large Fo 970 shown in picture "cowlings". I also think, that the small bulges under the nose are missing. Therefore the engines are DB 605 AS and not DB 605 D type. AFAIK no AS-engines were fitted to K-4s.

As for the K-4s standing in a row within a wooded area: the camouflage is of the segmented "Flössenbürg" pattern and has no "snake" at the bottom of the fuselage. Just have a look at the attached picture "row". I have to apologize for masking this foto, but I can't remember, where it´s from and perhaps it is copyright protected (any hint on its owner wellcome!).

HTH

Carl