Technical aspects of W. Nr. 931 862

A few technical features relevant to White 1 shold be mentioned at this point, including:

1. Drop tank - White 1 did in all probabillity carry a 300 l. drop tank of unknown style as all Fw 190s from Herdla documented by photographs did have drop tank or at least racks for them (these were also retrofitted to the earlier A-2 and A-3 series in use by 9. Staffel). Three styles seems to have been used, two of the standard aluminium type with either pointed or rounded end and the much rarer 200 l. cylindrical tank originally conceived for the Bf 109G-12 (only seen on a single Fw 190 at Herdla, so far)
2. Radio gear - FuG 16ZY loop antenna (no Morane antenna, in contrast to most A-8s), FuG 25 IFF carried
3. Canopy - the canopy was probably of the flat type (Halvor Sperbund pers. comm.), although both types have been seen on planes in the 931xxx W. Nr. block and they were readily interchangable.
4. Wings - the wings did not feature ETC 50 or 71 racks but was rather configured as "universal" wings with provision for fitting MG 151s or MK 108s in the mid-wing position. The upper surface bulges allowing installation of MK 108s were present (Figure 23). The ventral cannon bay cover was of the standard F-8 type (figure 24).

Figure 23. Views of upper surface of both wings showing bulges associated with MK 108 installation (oulined in red). Note impact damage on starboard leading edge. © Halvor Sperbund

Figure 24. Port mid-wing cannon bay, ventral view. © Halvor Sperbund