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Re: NASM Heinkel He 219 ....
Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Sun Sep 30, 2001 05:17:47 AM
In reply top NASM Heinkel He 219 .... posted by Dave on Sat Sep 29, 2001 11:11:42 PM
This is great news, I can't wait to see this aircraft. Thanks for forwarding the news Dave.
Scott
: For those who don't frequent the Luftwaffe Board ..... som
: e great news ;))). Damn what an awesome aircraft !
:
: Dave
:
:
: "Thought the group might be interested to learn that we pl
: an to begin a major refurbishment of our Heinkel He 219 A-
: 2, WNr. 290202, at the NASM Paul E. Garber Facility in the
: next few weeks. I will be curating the project, which is
: expected to take a full year. This will not be a complete
: restoration, but will be almost as thorough. The aircraft
: retains its original German paint (two different schemes)
: under an American-applied layer of paint, so we plan to do
: some careful sanding and IR photography to determine its
: original camouflage and markings before conducting corrosi
: on control and repair of hangar rash. The airframe will th
: en be repainted in one of the two schemes it carried durin
: g its operational life.
:
: The aircraft is relatively complete. We have most of the a
: vionics, including the radios and FuG 220 display. The mos
: t challenging part of the project will be locating such mi
: ssing components as the radar arrays (including the tail w
: arning radar antenna) and the special canopy-mounted Revi
: 16 gunsight for the _schraege Musik_. The armament package
: for this particular aircraft comprised two obliquely moun
: ted MK 108s, one MG 151/20 in each wing, and a pair of MG
: 151/20s in the outboard positions of the ventral armament
: tray. No armament was fitted in the inboard positions."
: