Me 262 B-1a/U1 "Red 12" of 10/NJG 11 (Kommando Welter) and a little later with british roundels.
RAF Me262B-1a/U1 wrk nr. 111980 "Red 12" operated with 10. Staffel Nachtjagdgeschwader 11 and was captured by the British at Schleswig-Jagel airfield. Red 12 eventually was assigned the registration code AM 53 based on information provided in 'War Prizes - The Album' it was scrapped at Sealand in 1948.
T his fin section, fitted with woollen tufts, was tested at Lager Lechfeld. As well as the prototype Me 262 V2 (WerkNr. 170056), which was tested there to check improved side rudders, eight other re-designated prototypes were also used for different evaluations. These included the new Me 262 VI with various wooden tail surfaces, and both Me 262 A-2a/U2 two-seat bombers.
View of fuselage parts of a Messerschmitt Me 262 on towing carriages located in Building 10 of the Garber Facility, Suitland, MD; 1979. Tail and cockpit section most visible. German markings still visible. 'FE-111, 29'.
German schematic drawings of components of the the Messerschmitt Me 262. From upper left, "Triebwerk - Verkleidung" ("Engine cover"); "Starthilfen" ("Engine starter"); "Kraftstoffanlage mit Rstsatz (Schema)"("Fuel system with field modification kit (diagram)"); "Ausls̲ung der Starthilfen" ("Engine starter release"). https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/search/me-262