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Old 6th November 2020, 02:09
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German code names for jet and rocket aircraft

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I am trying to locate a document and/or citation for the code names the Germans assigned to jet and rocket aircraft (amongst others); e.g. Silber = Me 262.

Frustratingly, I know I had this information in the past, but for the life of me cannot locate it. Any help and guidance is therefore most appreciated.

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Old 6th November 2020, 10:38
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Re: German code names for jet and rocket aircraft

Nick,

Many thanks for sharing this with me and fellow readers. I had seen a facsimile of this document but having a copy of the original is most help.

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That would place in about TNA HW 5/607, but as of yesterday - closed.
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Re: German code names for jet and rocket aircraft

Thanks so much Jørn. It is good to have the access to the original documents.

Still on the same subject, does anyone know what (or if there was) the code name for the He 162 was with respect to the criteria stated in Nick’s Ultra decrypt? Presumably it would be a metallic element. Thoughts?

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Still on the same subject, does anyone know what (or if there was) the code name for the He 162 was with respect to the criteria stated in Nick’s Ultra decrypt? Presumably it would be a metallic element. Thoughts?

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All I can come up with from ULTRA are "8-162", "Spatz" and even "Me 162".
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Re: German code names for jet and rocket aircraft

Hi Nick,

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=28191

From your post #27 in the above thread, in April 1945 the code for ((234)) was ZASYR. Was there a code for ((262))?

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Hi Nick,

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=28191

From your post #27 in the above thread, in April 1945 the code for ((234)) was ZASYR. Was there a code for ((262))?

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Hallo Jim,

They all began with Z (= Ziffer = number?) and seem ot have run in alphabetical order. Here are those thta I have:

ZABAL 100
ZABFU 101
ZABOG 104
ZACBU 106
ZACGI 107
ZACID 108
ZACNE 109
ZACOJ 110
ZACYG 111
ZAFAM 118
ZAFES 120
ZAFJA 122
ZAFOZ 123
ZAFUJ 125?
ZAGCY 128
ZAGYZ 134
ZAHAR 135?
ZAHOD 140
ZAHUM 141 or 231
ZAIEW 144?
ZAINS Ar 234, 15 April 1945 [not W.Nr. 140145 or 149]
ZAJER 150
ZAJFI 151
ZAJHY 152
ZAJPY 151–152
ZAKAG
ZAKEP 160
ZAKHO 161
ZAKIW 162
ZAKOL 164
ZALOV 168–174
ZAMCI 181
ZAMIP 183
ZAMKR
ZAMLY 184?
ZANAK 190
ZANOH 196
ZANWI 200
ZAPHI 205?
ZASOP 230?
ZASYR 234
ZASZY 235
ZATUW 245?
ZAWOL 196?
ZAVUP 260–261
ZAVYF 262?
ZAWVA 271?
ZAKHO 161?
ZAKOL 164
ZASOP 230?
ZAZYN 281?
ZECTE 300
ZEELY Ar 234, 15 April 1945 [not W.Nr. 140304, 307, 309, 319]
ZEFOH [a/c type 8-ZEFOH?]
ZEFWI 324?
ZEGAS 326
ZEICA Ar 234, 100% damaged in bombing, 10 April 1945
ZEHIT 330?
ZEKOB 265?
ZEKYP 368?
ZELIP 374–376
ZELVE Ar 234, 15 April 1945
ZEMAI 380?
ZEMTE 380?
ZEMYF 390?
ZENUB 400?
ZEPYK 420–421
ZESAC 435?
ZETJI 450–460
ZEVEL 476 Ar 234, 60% damaged in belly landing after fighter attack
ZEVIA Ar 234, 15 April 1945
ZHDEN
ZIACA 500
ZIHCE 575?
ZIHRA Ar 234, 15 April 1945
ZIKEA 605
ZIKEK 605
ZOABT 700?
ZODCU 730?
ZODIV 740?
ZOMOV
ZOPEX 832?
ZOREG 835–840
ZOVYK 846 or 851
ZUASG 900?
ZUABD
ZUBAY 907?
ZUCPA 919?
ZUGVE 951–955 (poss. 952]
ZUHUP 961?
ZULYN 964–1000
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Thanks, Nick. Very interesting.
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