eBay: Two Me 262 photos.

[ouidjat]

Yes, maybe ..

As for NAGr. 6 Me 262 A-1a/U3, I agree 100%.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by ouidjat

As for NAGr. 6 Me 262 A-1a/U3, I agree 100%.

Any reason that it couldn't be from 1./NAGr. 1?

[ouidjat]

Two new photos guys:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Photo-VE...-/300988765799

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Org-Photo-VE...-/370918181186

I agree 100% with A-1a/U3
And only 50% with NAGr. 6 including the possibility it's FE-4012!


Regards, Franck.

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

Any reason that it couldn't be from 1./NAGr. 1?

Hi Nick and all,

In fact I'm pretty sure it's FE-4012, Weisse 25, from NAGr. 6, i.e. WNr. 500453.
We can (hardly) see the "25" with "2" not in line with "5".

Regards, Franck.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by ouidjat

Hi Nick and all,

In fact I'm pretty sure it's FE-4012, Weisse 25, from NAGr. 6, i.e. WNr. 500453.
We can (hardly) see the "25" with "2" not in line with "5".

Regards, Franck.

Is there definite evidence that those reconnaissance and trainer aircraft with the outlined white numbers belonged to NAGr. 6 (or to any operational unit)?

[RolandF]

A look on p.85 in JaPo´s excellent "Messerschmitt Me 262 Production & Arado Ar 234 Final Operations" reveals the true identity of the Me 262A-1a/U3. The camo stripes are absolute identical to "White 27" WNr 500098, said to be from III./EJG 2 and captured by US troops at Lechfeld a/f.
The jet went into Colonel Watson´s "Whizzers" inventory as "666", nick-named "Joanne" resp "Cookie VII" and crossed the Atlantic on HMS Reaper.
It crashed on 19th August 1945 close to Pittsburg/US during a landing attempt, being piloted by Lt. Ken Holt (uninjured)
The unique camo pattern was applied by Flugzeugwerk Eger (FWE), now Cheb/CZ, which modified Augsburg- and Regensburg-manufactured jets to Aufklärer standard.

Regards

Roland

[ouidjat]

@Nick:
This "identity" is given like that in the best forums ever TOCH and LEMB since years....
Ask the author(s) please.

And like written by RollancF underneath: "The unique camo pattern was applied by Flugzeugwerk Eger (FWE), now Cheb/CZ, which modified Augsburg- and Regensburg-manufactured jets to Aufklärer standard"

@RolandF
"My" WNr500098 has natural metal skin around turbine outlet and inlet, not that one... So, I don't know.

Regards, Franck.

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by ouidjat

@Nick:
This "identity" is given like that in the best forums ever TOCH and LEMB since years....
Ask the author(s) please.

I try to maintain a healthy scepticism.