Odd Bf 109 G-10 found.

[Rasmussen]

Originally Posted by Mermet

Concerning the engine of 490144 it's not a surprise because it must be kept in mind that all G-10s were fitted with DB 605 D engine when leaving the assembly line. During their life, when it occured that the original engine was out of service they can be refitted with DB 605 ASB/C by the Reparatur-Industrie such as the Erla-Antwerpen center. The Reparatur-Industrie received only DB 605 ASB/C engines.

This is not correct ... at least regarding Erla. The G-10 with DB 605AS from Erla got their engines in the factory in Leipzig (with an very high probability - 99 % I would say). Erla delivered an small number of G-14/AS but the delivery was stopped before the batch was completed. So they had some DB 605AS "in Reserve"... this is the solution for Erla "G-10/AS" ...

Incidentally ... the Erla-Antwerpen center was disintegrated on September 02, 1944, long before the first G-10 serial a/c's were delivered.