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Good to know that, Mark. Did you ever met Pitman himself ? And, if not mistaken, "3C+DR" is a 7./NJG 4 machine found at Reims ? i'm away in the Swiss Alps without my reference library ;)

Thanks!
Marc

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Yes, for the 110. I never met Pitman but the photos have been in my collection for years. They were among my earliest purchases.

Mark Proulx

Re: Captured German planes, not from eBay
 

I'm doubtful that it's from NSG 1 because it has no flame dampers for night operations and lacks the characteristic V8+__ code seen on known aircraft of that unit. On the other hand, they and NSG 2 were receiving all kinds of Ju 87s at the very end of the war as supplies of the "correct" ones ran out. And frustratingly that Werk Nummer is almost readable!

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Just making a quick guess interpretation I "think" I can see 130503 on that fin.
Anyone got anything on that WNr (or anything close by)?

Cheers
Stig

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Ju 87 D-5 W.Nr. 130532 served with NSG 9 and was lost on 22 December 1944.

Re: Captured German planes, not from eBay
 

Nothing on WNr. 130503 but STKZ should be BG+LC.

WNr. 130502 was reported with NSGr 2 on 7. April 1945 at Halle-Nietleben (Ultra HW5/691).

WNr. 130505 was lost at Prag-Kletzan on 16. April 1945 due to strafing. It was with 3. III/SG 2 and had the code T6+LK.

WNr. 130512 did an emergency landing at Münster on 8. June 1943 due to engine trouble. Was with FlÜG 1 and was damaged 30%.

Ju 87 with Werknummern from the 130.51x Batch were built at Weser Flugzeugwerke Lemwerder and I have quite a few "Werkflüge" from May 1943.

HTH
Carl

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Junkers 88 G-1 WNr.712373 3C+FR 7./NJG4

Re: Captured German planes, not from eBay
 

Thanks Nick and Charles

Yes it is indeed a pity the scanning is not quite good enough to be certain which one this is.

Unless no one objects I have tentatively listed it as 130503.
Usually when I do, someone quickly comes forward and give me/us the correct answer....:)

Cheers
Stig

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Hello,

A He 177 A, said to be at 9th AF HQ, September 1944

He 177 A-3 6N+EK "Edith" of 2./KG 100, W Nr 332367. Selection of photographs (and colour side-view*) of this aircraft in:

Heinkel He 177 Greif Heinkel's Strategic Bomber.
Smith,J Richard & Eddie J Creek
Hersham:Classic,2008 .
pp.132-3

ID strip on one photo - (GPR 50-17- 31PRS) (SEPT 44) (A/F CHATEAUDUN).

* Also profiled in Robert Forsyth's latest effort in, Heinkel He 177 Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 123), pp.38 & 94.

Col.

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Thanks Nick, Charles, Spektor and Col for all your inputs.

@Ju 87 D: I'm pretty sure I saw already photos of that Ju 87 D...just can't remember where.

@Ju 88 G-1 W.Nr. 712373; any idea about its location ?

Great spot, Col, for He 177 A-3 W.Nr. 332637 "6N+EK", 2./KG 100, photographed at Chateaudun. This is now a settled case.

There remains some questions regarding those burnt out our partial hulks of Si 204's from an unknown Blindfliegerschule;

https://vaughanpitman.com/2018/01/17...c39e81b8b6/801
This caption says Cablence; I surmise it could be Koblenz, but there is no trace of a Blindfliegerschule there. Two Si 204 burnt out fuselages can be seen, without much details though.

https://vaughanpitman.com/2018/01/17...c39e81b8b6/423
The second shot of a Si 204 has been ID-ed by Dénes Bernad as Si 204 D W.Nr. 321202 "TJ+XV". Is its unit and location known ? Could it be Koblenz as well ?

Thanks again for all your informations
Marc