DB605AS info - need to determine WHERE and WHEN?

[Eduardo]

The Americans found at least two Bf109 with AS-o engine in France.
One G-5 serial 110351 at Corbeil and another G-5 at Caen.They were all High altitude fighter with Press cockpit.These may br a clue.

Eduardo.

[schwarze-man]

Hi Eduardo,
My info is that the 0 series engines were early production with shorter overhaul lives for trend monitoring. I suspect that this practice ended late in the war as there is no mention of an 0 series in the 605DB/DC documentation that I have. The latest 0 series I have seen is a DB605DM-0. 605AS-0 would have come earlier and, I would expect the 605ASM-0 also existed as an 0 (zero) series.

[Eduardo]

Hi,
I am not an expert in Daimler engines but I can only say that all Bf 109 with 605 AS-O found ,including the 26108 were G-5 .The G-5 had a compressor in the right side of the engine to build up cabin pressure .
Eduardo.