Variants
- He 219 A-0
- Initially used for pre-production aircraft but became first major production version with 1,750 PS DB 603A engines, 104 built as of 30 November 1944,
- He 219 A-1
- Proposed reconnaissance-bomber aircraft; project abandoned
- He 219 A-2
- Similar to A-0 but extended engine nacelles with additional fuel tanks, 1,670 PS DB 603AA engines, 85 built as of 30 November 1944
- He 219 A-5
- Planned three-seat night fighter, only some prototypes known to have been built from A-2 airframes
- He 219 A-6
- Planned Mosquito-hunter, stripped-down version of the He 219 A-2, armed with four 20 mm MG 151/20s
- He 219 A-7
- Improved night fighter version, powered by two 1,800 PS DB 603E engines, 210 ordered as of 30 November 1944
- He 219 D-1
- He 219 A-7 airframes adapted for Jumo 213E engines, five known to be delivered in 1945
- He 319
- An unbuilt multi-role aircraft project entirely unrelated to the He 219; only having the number sequence in common
- He 419
- Various derived projects culminating in He 419 B-1/R1, six of which were flown; use of the He 319 tail, very long-span wing of 59 square metres (635 sq ft), two 20 mm MG 151/20 in the wings and four 30 mm MK 108 in ventral housing. Speed of 422 mph (679 km/h) to 44,619 ft (13,600 m).
- Letov LB-79
- Two He219s built from recovered components in Czechoslovakia during 1950, with one being used as a jet engine test-bed.
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