Ju 188 KG 40
 

Hi Guys.
I have info that Ju 188 F8+FP was serial no 0251
I don't have a breakdown on 188 serials. Was it A, E of F model
Where was it written off and when.
Thx
Stefaan

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Stefaan
What is your source? I have not (yet) found reference to Ju 188s being used by KG 40 (they did use Ju 88s with the FW 200 units and of course V/KG 40 used the Ju 888 C-6) albeit Kommando Rastedter (some times subordinate to KG 40) did use a few 188s

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Hi Chris.
It has F8 on the photo before the Marking.
One source also says F8 was KG 55, but it was the only reference I havt ot 55, most others say 40.
Photo looks like Italy. Hope it helps

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Smells of corrupt info. One case of F6+ reported as F8+ in Italy 1945.
No match on any Ju 188 A/D/E/F for serial 0251
-Ed

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Ju188D-2 WNr. 150251 F6+EP from 6.(F)/122 found destroyed at Campoformido in May 45.

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Hi Merlin.
The 8 must be a 6, a bit dark over that area, and the E also looks right.
Quite damaged on the photo.
I am quite far on the book on all the a/c found by the South Africans up north.
Still need to get to anything past J in the alphabet, and then the French stuff we collected in Madagascar.
Thx a mil

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Please confirm serial shows 0251. I have 0258 F6+EP damaged in crash 22.11.1944.
(two killed, one injured) Designation Ju 188 D-2 (not as Merlin writes).

I do wonder if everybody thinks it is allright carry on and on writing German designations not correct most of the time.

-Ed.

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Hi Ed.
A photo of the fin. This a/c is standing next to an embankment, but there is fire damage.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...psbbhgchbh.jpg.

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Tail indeed has camo and shape for Ju 188 A/D/E/F (and Ju 88 G) series.

"Air War Italy" P.214 has this "Ju 188, KG 40 (?), 0251, F8+ED, Demolished"
From No 1, FIU report 25.05.45

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Hi .
I thought it looked more like F8 than F6 but I have also not seen that KG40 had 188's in my books.
what does FIU stand for??
Thx for the gen.

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Stefaan

FIU = Field Intelligence Unit

Cheers
Stig

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

That was the code as reported but I have serious doubts that they got it right. For example, in later research I found other FIU reports on file in draft and final versions and typos had crept in. Some errors could be put down to misheard dictation (hearing "aitch" instead of "eight" for example), some to misreading hand writing, some to the damaged state of the aircraft in question.

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Hi Nick.
Here are the codes form that a/c.
Hope you can enlarge, I kept it 300 dpi. had the serial on the fin.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...psi01cnsjf.jpg

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

"Field Intellgence Unit", wrote lists of enemy materiel captured
(but these were not always correct) KG 40 is not correct.
Code E8 and F6 were used in the area by Ju 87 and Ju 88/188´s.

Re: Ju 188 KG 40
 

Thanks, you can see how they read it as an "8" but from all we know about the circumstances it has to have been a "6", but perhaps not painted very neatly.