He 162 "White 4" at Kassel an Leck

[Roger Gaemperle]

John,

Thank you very much for the information about "White 4". That's very interesting. I would have expected that the He 162 at Leck were found more or less in operational status and that they were treated very carefully as it was a rare and valuable high-tech (at least its propulsion and ejection seat) plane. But I remember other He 162 with swapped airframe parts (e.g. White 23).

I am also looking for information about He 162 "White 5". I have a photo that presumably was taken at Erfurt-Nord (based on other aircraft on photos of the same series). White 5 is barely visible in the background with a collapsed nose gear. I couldn't find any information about the fate of "White 5" found at Leck but it appears to be one and the same aircraft.

Does anybody have an idea why these He 162 were transported over such a long distance and then apparently scrapped?

Regards,
Roger Gaemperle