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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hi All.
Please see copy of letter sent to me by Ron Ferguson, whom I thank a lot for the information. Maybe this can generate new information / thoughts from you all on this forum! Dear Kim, After close assessment of ULTRA decrypts CX/MSS/R309(A)para44 and CX/MSS/R325A/12 and other relevant material I am convinced that the following connections exist between Werknummern and Stammkennzeichen: - He 219 Werknummer Stammkennzeichen 190227 GU+BO 190228 GU+BP CX/MSS/R325A 190229 GU+BQ 190230 GU+BR 190231 GU+BS 190232 GU+BT CX/MSS/R309(A) CX/MSS/R325A 190233 GU+BU 190234 GU+BV 190235 GU+BW You may notice that the LEMB Stammkennzeichen database (website) already contains entries for GU+BQ (Gotha Go 145) and GU+BW (Fw 44). These entries are incorrect and should in fact be CU+BQ and CU+BW. The Stkz GU+BT is reported as an arrival at I./NJG 1 on 13 Sept 1944. Until now, it has not been possible to link this to a Werknummer. The date 13 Sept 1944 matches very closely with the dates on Werknummern 190229 and 190233, sourced from CX/MSS/R325A/12. A number of the A-0 machines in this Werknummern ‘batch’ were affected by the bombing of the Schwechat assembly plant 26 June 1944 when it was attacked by the US 15th AF. Some He 219s were destroyed and some (e.g., 190229, 190233 and GU+BT) were almost certainly damaged, repaired and pressed into service in September as per the dates indicated in the ULTRA decrypts. This means that the Stammkennzeichen GU+Bx series was “split”. (GU+B)B to N is linked with 190175 to 190187. Interposed between GU+BN and GU+BO is a completely different Stammkennzeichen series; the BE+Jx series. Effectively, the GU+Bx series “bookends” the BE+Jx series (an interesting curiosity!) And - just in case the question arises re GU+BA Werknummer - it's 190131 (an earlier Werknummer batch) Best regards, Ron Ferguson Author, The Heinkel He 219 Research Paper Sincerely, Kim Christiansen |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hello Kim,
Unfortunately I don't agree with this thesis about the Stammkennzeichen batches, I have done research about Wnr.190229 and 190233 and was able to link these to another Stammkennzeichen batch, by evidence found in flight logs. Ron is however right with assuming that some aircraft of the last He219A-0 coming from Vienna were delivered much later, because they had to be repaired first. All the best, Marcel
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airfield Venlo in WW-2, I./NJG 1, He219-project |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Any update on this?
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hi All
Here is a copy of the update from Mr.Ron Ferguson. After receiving further information, I have gone back to my original records to reappraise the situation, and I regret to say that the information in my earlier email was incorrect. My thanks to Nigel Moore and Marcel Hogenhuis for bringing this matter to my attention. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience. Ron Ferguson Author, The Heinkel He 219 - A Research Paper He-219 Denmark.. For He-219 DK, the museum need to have some meetings about the future, I will inform in more detail later. We are ready to dive and scan for the missing aircraft parts, the water must be clearer and warmer, currently the temperature is about 4 degrees Celsius and the wind is too strong in February and March. Sincerely, Kim Christiansen Last edited by Kim Christiansen; 24th August 2015 at 20:45. |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hello,
I am still very curious about this particular He219, any news about new dives or the preservation team ? I sincerely do hope that 'no news' means 'good news'... Best regards, Marcel
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airfield Venlo in WW-2, I./NJG 1, He219-project |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
GDay Marcel
I too FINALLY have a chance to check back (Last Uni exam was earlier - well yesterday now. If all goes well, I'm on research and teaching from next semester. So hopefully more time for He 219 stuff) and too wish to ask if there has been any new info? Plus it being a 'Black' aircraft, I really want to know if it fits into the 'black-block' theory or not I must shoot you an email when I finish up my last report for Uni; we reading a document earlier and wanted your thoughts on a section of it. Dan |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hello Dan,
Good to hear from you and reading that you are doing well. Personally, I am far from convinced that is one of those 'black' He219, as long we haven't seen the wing underside yet. Kim Christiansen has provided us with some promising pictures, only partially revealing something that might be the (de-colored) white part of the Balkenkreuz or something else. With the benefit of hindsight, the preservation party could (and perhaps should) benefit far more from the supportive historian community IMHO. If they would 'feed' us with clues to work with, like they did with the engine number, we ALL would have had more knowledge about this rare bird. On the other hand, we are not in Aalborg to clean painstakinly parts against the clock and they certainly will be fed up by all the questions/requests of curious historians like me Nevertheless, the salvation of this wreck deserves our sincere respect and I do hope that the project does not stop there. Marcel
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airfield Venlo in WW-2, I./NJG 1, He219-project |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
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I really want to know if its i) a black a/c and then if it is ii) at very least a sub-type. An A-2 would leave us where we are, but a confirmed A-0 or A-7 would be VERY interesting. Do you know at what Spant the fuselage is broken (ie, how MUCH of the empennage is gone?) - looking for Schräge-Muzik specific mounting points (not present on the A-0) could help us narrow things down too... Nothing to do with the 219 is that easy though Quote:
Did they ever manage to get the Fuselage up? D |
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Re: He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hi all!
It's been a long time since anything was written in this thread, but I was just wondering if there are any updates regarding this He-219? Is the restoration/preservation still going on or are the aircraft remains on display at the Garnisonsmuseum now? Has the elusive Werknummer materialized yet? BR, Ingemar |
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He 219 found in Denmark !!!
Hello everyone
First let me say thank you for all the emails I have received on my private mail about He-219 DK and hereby inform you that we are still doing everything we can here in DK, to find material of the plane. We are pleased that there is still so much interest in the He-219 DK. We are looking in all the files that we can find, both local and foreign, but time passes and it gets harder to find some new information. We dive still in the area and will search with side scan sonar and magnetometer. I am attaching the latest news from Mr.Ron Ferguson Author, The Heinkel He 219 - A Research Paper And awaiting any news from you all, and hope you have something to tell and new ideas ??? Have a nice summer !!! Sincerely, Kim Christiansen Last edited by Kim Christiansen; 24th August 2015 at 20:45. |
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