He219's found by USAAF units before/after VE-Day

Hello all,
I am completely new on this forum and though my Heinkel He219 nightfighter research project seems not related to any USAAF subject, it actually is. Please let me explain why I would appreciate your:
Before and after VE-Day many BG's, FG's and other units of the USAAF liberated German airfields, covered with numerous Luftwaffe wrecks including the target of my research: the  He219. My request: I am looking for photo's, made by USAAF personel on the following airfields, on which possibly He219 can be seen. As was the case with RAF occupied airfields, such photo's could help me to find serial numbers and/or callsigns of He219 of which we would like to know their final fates:
 
Nordholz (R-56), in 1945/1946 the 406th FG and 86th FG stayed here
Münich-Riem: after July 1945, 357th FG, 70th Fighter Wing, 33rd FG were here
Hildesheim (R-16), no units known
Lechfeld (R-71), end 1945/1946 the 305th BG and 306th BG were here
Linz-Hörsching (R-87), 1945: 17th BG and 79th FG were here
 
Who knows of He219 nightfighters snapshots, made by any members of the units above, is invited to let me know on this message board or private mail address: marcelhogenhuis[at]gmail.com
 
Many thanks in advance,
Marcel Hogenhuis, Venlo, the Netherlands
 

 
Marcel, Do you have this pic? 
 
HE-219 photo
In the  National Archives collection,under  War Theater # 12 Germany, CAPTURED MATERIAL  Caption with photo read; "captured intact at Bindbach near Bayreuth by the U.S.Army, 11th Armored Divison"
(No longer intact,being taken apart when this pic was taken)
  
 
Jack

Hi Marcel,
I'll check my collection of Luftwaffe airfield photos from after hostilities more closely for any possible ships your interested in. I'm always looking and adding to my dads crews history archive so your HE-219 type search adds to my knowledge. Check out my dads crew page link attached.I have a decent collection from Linz,Austria and the DP/POW Ferry flights as well as  Munich.. I have an early May 1945 low 500 ft AAF recon photo of Reims that shows good detail of aircraft. One is an me-262 being run up on the ground with the dust from the exhausts leaving a large cloud behind it. The Germans were ordered to have their aircraft in groups,NOT being flown so probably an Allied advance team going through the a/c.
(Finally don't leave out the U.S.ARMY combat units webpages in your search. Combat Engineers,Tank Groups,Infantry,etc. under captured German aircraft. A number of G.I.'s took photos of.) 

Jack

hello Jack
 
Though this one is known to me, thank you for thinking with me. On www.10thbg.com (I wish all BG's had such extensive, well structured historical websites !) I found a particular aerial photograph of Münich-Riem A/F during the attack of 9th April 1945, a few weeks before US forces conquered that place.
 
As it is still unclear to me whether a relict He219 was found there (in one book presumed to be a testbed for de-icing equipment), you might perhaps be able to dig up that aerial photograph and look for a bird with enclosed shape from above?
 
Of course, I don't want you to do my 'home work' and/or a long search. So if it does not violate any copyright restrictions, would it be possible to send me a high resolution scan (marcelhogenhuis[at]gmail.com). The photo is the second one on page 6 (aerials of missions). It would exclusively be used for research, not for publication.
 
Again thanks for your support, all the best,
 
Marcel

HE-219,Page 1...all image   
 
Hi Marcel,
No luck yet finding any traces or photos of HE-219's at Munich-Reim or  Linz-Horsching a/f yet.Still have more photos to look over with the magnifying glass so keep your fingers crossed.
I attached a photo which looks like a HE-219 being shot down from 1944  in this AAF photo.(They had it ID'd incorrectly as a me-110) Can you confirm its a 219 ?  

  

 
Regards,
Jack

Hi Marcel,
Thanks for your ID comments on the fighter's gun camera footage of the kill. I was wondering where you were since that post a month ago. Still looking through Bomb  Group photos with nothing yet for you,more to search.
If the HE-219's were there photos will turn up sooner or later.
Fighter Group's gun camera footage striking the bases of interest is out there. I prefer looking for photo stills its easier. Another possible source would be the Recon AAF Group's flying low level photo recon. missions.
Best Regards,
Jack 
 

Frank,
If you look carefully at the picture you can make out, amongst the smoke, the tail plane of the BF110. I think it is just the angle that seemingly shortens the image.
Cheers,
Jim

Marcel -
There were 3 HE 219 Uhu Night Fighters recovered
at Grove( Karup ) Airfield in Denmark. They were
flown to Cherbourg and Loaded on Ship HMS Reaper.
There is a Photo of one of them. They were marked
USA 8 , 9 , and 10. They were later part of a display 
organized by General Spaatz 6/27/45. At least one of
them was Flown in an Airshow at Freeman Field , USA
9/22/45.  Book -  Watson's Whizzers by Wolfgang Samuel
Pages 143 , 146 , 166.
The 54th Air Disarmament Squadron found several
HE 219 Uhu Night Fighters at Lechfield. They were
recovered , Fate unknown. Above Book , Page 91.
Mike
 
 

Hi Marcel,
I'm just checking in to advise you I have no HE-219 photos of the ships at Munich or Linz in the AAF or veterans photos I have. Took awhile. I see no one else has found any yet in other AAF veterans collections.
The display at  the Air & Space Museum Annex at Dulles of one in pieces is interesting.    
photographer photos link    
 http://www.flyian.net/aircraft/museum/nasmanx/he219.htm  
 
Keep Hunting!
 
Best Regards,
Jack 
 

I think guys Marc is looking for very specific things and he will be well able to use google to find wiki and youtube resources himself. He is seeking photos that are not in the public domain and probably has a very good grasp of the types history well beyond wiki information.