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Data Plates Exposed #10: Bf 110
The tenth installment “exposes’” a data plate from a Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter.
The top of the plate is prominently marked “Messerschmitt A.G. (“stock corporation”) Augsburg”. Following this are several entry boxes. I believe “Anfertigung” is “preparation”; the entry here is “0-1”. What could this mean? The Zeichng. Nr. (“indication number”) is “W8 - 110.59 - 10 - 1”. The “Betriebsm.” (“enterprise”) box is blank. The “Kontrolle” box is marked December 23, 1939. The final entry is an inspector’s mark - “R189”. (If I have mistranslated the words above, please feel free to provide proper definitions.) The plate is production made. Entries are die-stamped. Although not an airframe main identification (ID) plate, it has comparable dimensions (approx. 1.5 x 4. in). It is considerably larger than the standard Messerschmitt data plate commonly used on components and subasemblies. The plate turned up on eBay (US) several years ago. What part is W8 - 110.59 - 10 - 1 . . .; does the Kontrolle date suggest a Bf 110 C? Last edited by stephen f. polyak; 29th May 2006 at 12:15. |
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Re: Data Plates Exposed #10: Bf 110
hi,
the plate might belongs to technical equipment for the bf 110. W8 stands for "werkzeug". i know some plates from fw 190-werkzeug coded w8.190. ... all the best jim |
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Re: Data Plates Exposed #10: Bf 110
Thank you Jim!
By "technical equipment" do you mean a tool or a servicing item? This plate is so much unlike any others I have seen from Messerschmitt aircraft (e.g., its size, style and labeling). Perhaps it was attached to a piece of equipment (or equipment container) associated with the Bf 110, but not part of the air vehicle itself. This may explain why the plate is missing a 'BAL' inspector's mark (hexagon). That mark was stamped into the vast majority of plates on airframe structures. Best regards, Steve |
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Re: Data Plates Exposed #10: Bf 110
hi,
yes, it must be from a tool or something, not from the aircraft itself. nevertheless it´s interesting! regards jim |
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