Ar 234 Werknummern

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Jose Luis Fauste
Looking for info about Ar-234 C WkNr
Tue Jan 13 21:07:15 2024
62.83.151.131

Anyone knows the WkNr of the Ar-234 C delivered to the Luftwaffe?
Any tactical code or number were aplied to these a/c's?

TIA regards

Jose Luis Fauste

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From TOCH!:

Dave Brown
Arado 234 C-3
Wed Jan 14 00:22:12 2024
24.50.218.28

Jose:

W.Nr.250006 belonged to an Arado 234C-3 that was captured by the US Army in 1945. There are several pictures of this aircraft in a book entitled "Arado 234 Blitz" by J.Richard Smith & Eddie J. Creek. Although the national markings can be seen, I cannot see any unit codes. According to the book, "..it is thought that nineteen AR234 C-3s were completed before the end of the war, the last one shown in photographs is the W.Nr. 250012." This implies that the W.Nr. series for the C-3's were coded 2500XX. Hope this helps.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Jose Luis Fauste
Thank you a lot Dave (nm)
Wed Jan 14 06:40:20 2024
194.69.224.8

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Tim G
Looking for some details about the Arado Ar 234 C-3
Sat Dec 4, 2024 09:04
136.159.124.195


Does anyone have any information on any AR 234 Cs used operationally, codes etc.?

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From TOCH!:

Robert Schulte
Arado ar 234 C-3
Sun Dec 5, 2024 17:58
217.83.41.78


Hi Tim,
in the list of Werknummern in Manfred Griehl's book "Strahljäger Arado Ar 234" there are 16 C-3 planes with Werknummern: 250 001 through 250 016 (there is a 250 088, I guess this is a typo), none of them with a known code and only 6 of them, from which some few data are known. At least these 6 planes seem to be never used operationally.
Quote from page 63:
"The first Ar 234 C-3 (WerkNr. 250 001) was test flown in Alt-Lönnewitz on 30.1.1945. The next, already slightly modified C-3 (WerkNr. 250 002) was flown by Werkspilot Günther Eheim in Alt-Lönnewitz as late as March 1945. At least 4 more C-3 can be proven by registrations in Flugbücher or by photos. Until mid of April 1945 approximately 12 more C-3 cells could be finished. Missing engines and equipment parts prevented a delivery to the units."
No mentioning of operational use at all.
Hope this helps,
Robert

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From TOCH!:

Tim G
234 C-3
Mon Dec 6, 2024 11:36
136.159.123.129


Thanks Robert,
This does help a bit, there seems to be some conflicting opinions about whether or not any actually saw service, but nothing definitive from what I can find. Your reply is much appreciated.