Dornier Do 335 11/15 at Oberpfaffenhofen - My book project

[Simon Schatz]

Hello again!
Eggert, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for the enlightenment regarding “Serie/Zelle”. It sounds plausible for an aircraft company that builds hundreds of the same aircraft. A series would have consisted of an indefinite number of “Zellen” that later were assigned with Werknummern.

So I could imagine to see markings like “Serie 11”, “Zelle 01”, “Zelle 02”, “Zelle 03”,… (11/01, 11/02, 11/03….)
At the Do335 you will not find a single marking starting with the same number. So I think your theses that maybe fits for Junkers can’t get used in that case.

At Oberpfaffenhofen unfinished planes with five different tail markings were found.

- some with double tail markings with one-digit number, as 1/3, 2/1 and at least two more
- at least one with double tail marking with one-digit number and two-digit number (x/xx)
- some with double tail markings but with two-digit numbers, as 11/15, 12/16, …
- some with the last three digits of the Werknummer, as 119, 121, 122
- some without any tail markings, seen on single seater and double seater

Next to those planes with these markings, finished components with handwritten numbers are known, as vertical tail 114, starboard horizontal tail 125, flaps with 159 and 161, upper vertical tail 163, bottom vertical tail 175.
Most probably these handwritten numbers were the last digts of the W.Nr. and should get added to the associated planes. But it’s quite possible that these parts were used were ever they were needed.
That’s the reason I think that the numbers 163 and 175 can be found on the tail of Do 335 16/20.

Same thing with the data plate that was found on the wing of Do 335 1/3. Most probably this part fitted together with the rest of the plane, but it’s also possible that the wing was used, simply because it was available.

Without an official document, this part of the history of the Do 335 can’t get solved.

But maybe someday.

Cheers,