eBAy: Captured german planes

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Karoband

From Norbert Loy, Der Feldflugplatz Brunnthal, (2016), p.341:

Aircraft No. 58 (no photo)
Serial Number: 500004, KG 51

The camouflaged Me 262 was stored at the south west edge of the [Brunnthal] scrap yard. Two removed wings were visible. Beside these wings the tail unit with serial bumber 500004 (painted in black on the right side below the horizontal fin) was identified. ... Some former publications associated this serial number to an unfinished Me 262 at the Neubiberg airfield or to the Me 262 A-1/U3 "white 34". This is unlikely due to the photographs of Brunnthal ...

Jim

From ULTRA in March 1945:

CX/MSS/R 488 (C),12

10-day return 1–10/3 addressed ((IT)), stamped 1600/11/3:-

Former strength: 16 Silber A2.

To strength:
110524, 111969 on 1/3 from Leipheim.
111555 on 7/3 from Leipheim.
110377 on 1/3 from Workshop Mühlheim.
110817 on 7/3 from Workshop Mühlheim.
110508 on 1/3 from Workshop Rheine.

Off strength:
170010, 10% tactical error, Repair Workshop Platoon, Rheine.
110588, 60% shot down by enemy fighters, Dismantling Workshop.
500045, 5% technical failure, Repair Workshop, Mühlheim.
500004, 10% returned to Workshop Hopsten, as repairs will take longer than anticipated.
110516, 20% weather, Repair Workshop Mühlheim on 2/3.
110941, 50% weather, to factory via Workshop Mühlheim, on 2/3. Missing 2/3.
110470, 25% tactical error, Workshop Platoon, Rheine, 8/3.

Present strength: 14 Silber A2.

NOTE: Source believes above was to Battle Unit Kowalewski from 5./KG 51.