Bf 109 E sub-variant

[Chris Goss]

Can anyone please confirm what sub-variants were Wk Nrs 1268 and 2039?

[JoMe]

1268 was built from Erla-Leipzig in 1939 as E-3 and
2039 was also built from Erla-Leipzig in 1940 as E-3 or E-4

[Chris Goss]

Thanks very much

[pvanroy]

According to Vogt, 2039 comes from an Erla-built block (1980 - 2063) containing 14 E-4 and 70 E-4/B constructed in June 1940.

[Rottler]

In the "Übersichtsliste der Änderungs-Anweisungen Bf 109" from 1.7.43 the Erla built Bf 109 in the block 1980-2063 are listed as E-3. These originally built E-3 were later rebuilt to E-4 standards and its type designation changed to E-4.
In a preface of the "Übersichtsliste" is noted:
"Bei der Feststellung, ob ein Flugzeug zu ändern ist, ist stets die Werknummer und das Herstellerwerk maßgebend, da durch nachträgliche Umrüstung das Flugzeug eine andere Baureihenbezeichnung erhalten haben kann".