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Old 26th December 2018, 23:04
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

White 9 was 584584, the serial is visible on at least one photo.
White 12 case is more complicated, as the number is hardly discernible on the only photo I know that allows to read something, although the third digit looks like '9'.
https://abload.de/img/kgrhqvhjbse9bgbgc5-bp26d41.jpg
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Old 27th December 2018, 23:27
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

I have white 12 marked as "F8 WNr.583234 White 12 4SG2 built by Arado at Warnemünde K4 511th FS 405th FG Kitzingen. But the Pics do seem to show a 9 in there.
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Old 28th December 2018, 09:58
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

Well Guys

I also admit the "third" digit looks very much as a 9. The problem with that is that it then does not fit into a single known F-8 WNr range that I am aware of.

I have taken the standpoint there once was a six digit WNr on that fin (which may or may not be wrong). I am not trying to guess what the "first" digit may have been, but what then is the "second" one? To me it is either a 3 or a quickly vanishing 8.

However that make things even worse. Totally impossible to locate anything that fits - not even an A-8.

Anyone else?

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Old 28th December 2018, 13:00
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

Solution is simple: 'White 12' is an A-8 from 739xxx batch. The camouflage fits the late Ago 190s style more or less too. It is the aircraft seen in Jonathan's post: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...01&postcount=4
(note the final version of the outer gun bay cover)
Compare with this photo published in Aero Journal 04 and 49:
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Old 28th December 2018, 16:47
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

The photo shown in post #4 is Fw 190 White 12 at Kitzingen. I have others of the aircraft in my collection. Sadly, my nice side views of this Fw 190 don't have its W.Nr. clearly visible.

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Old 28th December 2018, 19:36
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

Ok, so White 12 is the A-8 not an F-8 as previously thought. Makes sense. So, 739234?

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Old 28th December 2018, 21:36
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

Thanks Maciej

Wonder how I missed that A-8 batch....

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Old 29th December 2018, 00:20
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

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Ok, so White 12 is the A-8 not an F-8 as previously thought. Makes sense. So, 739234?
Given that the sources that cite the xxx234 serial do not identify the aircraft subvariant nor the batch number correctly, I'm reluctant to accept the '234' without a proof (photo or intel report, for example).
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Old 29th December 2018, 01:10
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

I’d concur with that, Maciej, particularly after looking at the K4 painted photo.
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Old 30th December 2018, 13:38
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Re: Fw190D-9 at Kitzingen, May 1945

And if it could be an A-9 ? The propeller blades seems to be larges for an A-8 or an F-8. During a long time, i believed it was an F-9 version.


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