Me 262 in Italy - photo evidence

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by harrison987

Remember that the number "1" in Europe is written similar to the standard "7" in the west.

Is it not possible that "170053" is actually a mis-reading of "110053"...?

Harrison
Indeed it is a possibility but of all the three WNr ranges we have to consider
170053 is what the experts call a valid one and so is 110530
The only WNr not valid (as per our experts) is 110053 which thus also makes 11053 even more invalid.

So in my opinion the "fight" is between 170053 and 110530. Both these aircraft are listed as Me 262 A-1a, both have a similar fate (as per Dan's list) so a photo would need to be very specific if we should know the truth.

Personally, if we use the GQM data, "11053", I am leaning towards 110530 since that means the individual writing down the data for posterity made only one fault. If we lean towards 170053 the same person made a double fault. Of course that is based upon the assumption most individuals usually just have a bad day, not a very bad day....

However there is one final issue to consider. The individual writing for posterity also wrote it was a B-1 meaning if we add that to the equation we have a man (or woman) with an extremely bad day, making all my logic (well I tried...) null and void....

But I confess one thing, pretty fascinating discussion, isn't it?
Cheers
Stig