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• From production block 19 000 (WNF), Bf 109 G-6s had
a small engine-starting fuel tank between fuselage
bulkheads 4 and 5, with a filler neck on the right side
of the fuselage spine (6).
• Bf 109 G-6/trop production blocks 15 000 (15 209 –
15 499, Erla, with a small bump on the right fairing
above the fuselage gun breech), 16 000 (16 313 – 16 650,
Messerschmittt) and 18 000 (18 001 - 18 903, Messer-
schmittt) had two sunshade mounts on the left side of
the fuselage under the cockpit (7).
• Production block in the 20 000 (WNF) range produced
35 photo-reconnaissance Bf 109 G-6/R3s and about 20
Bf 109 G-6/U3s. Their differences from the standard G-6
are described in the paragraphs dedicated to them.
• The Bf 109 G-6/U4 of production block 20 000 from WNF
had a cover on the right side of the fuselage between
the 4th and 5th fuselage bulkheads to access the
compressed air bottle for the MK 108 cannon (8).
The aircraft of this production block also featured
a small fuel tank connected to engine starting located
between fuselage bulkheads 4 and 5 on the top of the
fuselage, with a filler neck on the right side of the
spine (9).
• Some of the 15 000 production block (Erla) machines
did not have a bump on the right breech cover of the
MG 131 machine gun, which is an anomaly for Erla
production airframes.
Example: Bf 109 G-6, W.Nr. 18 107 (produced by Messerschmitt), flown by Uffz. Georg Amon, 7./JG53, Torazzo Airfield, Sicily, June 1943
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