APPENDICES

COLOUR PLATES

1
He 177A-1 Wk-Nr 5215 VE+UO of Erprobungsstaffel 177, Rechlin,
Germany, December 1942
This aircraft crashed at the Erprobungsstelle Rechlin on 21 December 1942
following failure of the starboard engine while being flown by Hauptmann
Rudolf Mons of Erprobungsstaffel 177. The aircraft was finished in a splinter
pattern of RLM 70/71.

2
He 177A-1 E8+HK of I./FKG 50, Zaporozhye-Süd, Russia, January 1943
This aircraft was finished in a standard splinter pattern of RLM 70/71, with
the fuselage code in black. ‘E8’ was an Erprobungsstelle Rechlin code taken
on by FKG 50. The Geschwader emblem of a white ‘Tatzelwurm’ on a black
shield outlined in red was applied below the glazed cockpit panels, and the
rear fuselage carried a yellow Eastern Front theatre identification band, as did
the underside wingtips. The spinner tips are believed to have been in red,
denoting 2. Staffel.

3
He 177A-1 E8+HL of I./FKG 50, Zaporozhye-Süd, Russia, January 1943
Finished in a similar style to the previous aircraft, and with similar markings,
this He 177 had spinner tips painted in the yellow of 3. Staffel. The shield of
the ‘Tatzelwurm’ emblem was also outlined in yellow.

4
He 177A-3 ‘White 32’ of IV.(Erg)/KG 40, Brandis, Germany, January
1943
Seen at Brandis in January 1943, this aircraft bore a faded and patchy pale
grey mottle and green finish, which was probably the result of an earlier
scheme being overpainted. There was no fuselage code, although the trace of
an individual aircraft letter ‘A’ was visible aft of the fuselage Balkenkreuz.
The large white ‘32’ on the rudder was to aid identification in the air.
5
He 177 V12/A-1 Wk-Nr 5151 GI+BL of Erprobungsstelle, Tarnewitz,
Germany, summer 1943
The aircraft was finished in a standard splinter pattern of RLM 70/71, with a
faded code and tail Swastika. The Werknummer was applied just below this,
as was another marking that is illegible. This He 177, which was the first
production A-1, was used to test a nose-mounted 30 mm MK 101 cannon
intended for use against ground targets.

6
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550136 6N+HN of 5./KG 100, Toulouse-Blagnac,
France, late summer 1943
This aircraft is believed to have been deployed on sorties with the Hs 293
guided missile. Most of the fuselage and wing undersurfaces were a matt
black, while the upper areas of the fuselage and wing uppersurfaces were
finished in RLM 76 grey, over which was applied a mottle of medium grey in
RLM 75. All national markings were very muted or only just visible with
grey outlines. The last two letters of the code were applied in red, this colour
also being repeated on the spinner tips.
7
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr 5175 F8+RH of I./KG 40, Fassberg, Germany,
autumn 1943
An early example of one of KG 40’s He 177s, this aircraft is finished in RLM
76 grey with dark green mottling. A small rendition of the Geschwader’s
‘World in a Ring’ emblem has been applied just below the rear cockpit
glazing panel, while the individual aircraft letter ‘F’ is in black, outlined in
white. The He 177 also has filler paste visible along the panel lines in the
fuselage centre section above the wing root.

8
He 177A-3 NF+GB of Flugzeugführerschule(B) 16, Burg, 1943
This armed training aircraft retained its call sign letters on its fuselage and
carried the emblem of FFS(B) 16, depicting a perched owl on a white shield,
below the cockpit glazing. The He 177 also had a rear yellow fuselage band
and under wingtips, denoting its employment as a training aircraft.
9
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr5366 GP+WP of Erprobungsstellen, Rechlin and
Werneuchen, Germany, late 1943/early 1944
This Arado-built aircraft is depicted here fitted with a nose probe to assist
with diving tests. The aeroplane was also subsequently used to carry out
stalling tests and flutter trials, as well as being fitted with an anti-spin
parachute and the FuG 217 radar.

10
He 177 V31 Wk-Nr 550202 TM+IF of Torpedowaffenplatz, Gotenhafen-
Hexengrund, Germany, early 1944
This Arado-built Heinkel was utilised by the Torpedowaffenplatz at
Gotenhafen-Hexengrund for torpedo trials in early 1944. It is seen here
carrying a single Blohm und Voss L10 glider torpedo carrier under its right
wing, to which was attached an LT F5b torpedo marked to denote a dummy
warhead. The aircraft had a base coat of RLM 76, over which was applied a
heavy mottle of RLM 70 that extended the length of the fuselage, while the
camouflage on the tail assembly was more scribbled.
11
He 177A-3 6N+SK of 2./KG 100, Châteaudun, France, early 1944
Christened Susi, this He 177 was typical of those aircraft deployed on raids
against Britain in early 1944. Its uppersurfaces and the upper third of its
fuselage was finished in a base grey, probably 76, with a thin, darker grey
meander camouflage applied on top, while the rest of the fuselage and tail
unit was black.

12
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 332206 6N+KK of 2./KG 100, Châteaudun, France,
early 1944
Shot down over East Grinstead, in West Sussex, on the night of 1/2 March
1944, this aircraft (flown by Leutnant Kurt Götze) was finished in a base of
RLM 65 with a three-colour mottle of RLM 02, 74 and 75. The fuselage code
was all black and the spinners were finished in a distinctive eight-segment
pattern of red and black with a single white ring. On the tail fin and rudder
was painted a large white tactical number ‘13’ which obscured the standard-
sized black Swastika. By the time of its demise, the aeroplane had had black
applied to its lower fuselage sides and undersides for night missions over
England during Operation Steinbock
13
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr 22?? 5J+QK of 2./KG 100, Châteaudun, France,
spring 1944
Retaining the ‘5J’ code of I./KG 4, this aircraft has had the majority of its
fuselage and all of its tail painted black for nocturnal operations. The
uppersurfaces remained in a two-tone medium and dark grey mottle,
however.

14
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550043 6N+HM of 4./KG 100, Toulouse-Blagnac,
France, or Aalborg, Denmark, spring-summer 1944
This He 177 was camouflaged in a strong, wide Mäander pattern of RLM 76
grey and a green scribble of 70 or 71.
15
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr 2236 TM+IU of Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für
Segelflug, Ainring, Germany, June 1944
This Oranienburg-built machine was finished in a base of RLM 76 grey over
which was a heavy stipple of green, probably either 70 or 71, that became a
mottle on the tail. The gondola appears to have been painted black, along
with the underside of the aircraft. This Heinkel was used by the DFS to
conduct air-towing tests using an auxiliary wing fitted with a standard 300-
litre drop tank for additional fuel. The latter was fed to the Heinkel via a pipe
in the tow bar.

16
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550244 GP+RN, unit and location unknown
This Arado-built Heinkel was fitted with FuG 200 ‘Hohentweil’ ship-search
radar.

17
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr 2144 VD+XT of I./KG 1, Brandis, Germany, mid-
1944
Built by Heinkel at Oranienburg as one of a batch of 110 machines, this
aircraft was delivered to I./KG 1. It was finished in a typical night bomber
scheme of mottled grey uppersurfaces and black undersurfaces, with a mid-
fuselage demarcation line. The code was applied in a dark grey outlined
thinly in white. This aircraft suffered an undercarriage collapse shortly after
delivery to the unit.

18
He 177A-3 Wk-Nr 332367 6N+EK of 2./KG 100, Châteaudun,
France, September 1944
Named Edith, 6N+EK was captured by Allied troops at Châteaudun when the
airfield was liberated in the autumn of 1944. It was camouflaged for night
operations, with RLM 74/75 scribble over its uppersurfaces and the rest of
the aircraft, including its tail assembly, in black.

19
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550131 6N+DN of 5./KG 100, Aalborg,
Denmark, October 1944
Featuring another variation of over-water Mäander camouflage, this KG 100
Heinkel’s base RLM 70/71 has been profusely ‘scribbled’ in RLM 76. As
was standard, the aircraft carried the last three digits of its Werknummer on
the gondola beneath the cockpit. The spinner tips were in the 5. Staffel colour
of red.
20
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550124 6N+BN of 5./KG 100, Aalborg,
Denmark, October 1944
Displaying yet another variation in paint finish, this machine was built by
Heinkel at Oranienburg as one of a batch of 60 aircraft.

21
He 177A-5 Wk-Nr 550133 6N+AC of Stab II./KG 100, Aalborg,
Denmark, autumn 1944
This Heinkel was finished in a standard splinter pattern of RLM 70/71, over
which was applied a random, over-water Mäander scribble in a very light
grey, extending over the upper two-thirds of the fuselage. This scheme also
obscured the tail Swastika. The individual letter ‘A’ was in red, as were the
spinners.