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Marcel van Heijkop 11th March 2020 00:03

Looking for info on Ju 188 D-3 Beleuchter
 
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Dear all,

According to ULTRA (see attachment) I./KG66 received 3 Ju 188 D-3 Beleuchter ("illuminator") in February 1945, for Unternehmen Eisenhammer I presume. Does anybody have more information on these rare aircraft (data, photos, etc.)?

I have the following specific questions:
  1. How many aircraft in total were converted (I believe) from the D-2 to the D-3 variant?
  2. Does anybody have a fuel tank layout (location of the tanks plus contents in liters) or a "Typenblatt" for this D-3 variant?
  3. Did the D-3 also have the mid wing external drop tanks or their provisions for as found on I./KG66's Ju 88 S-3s modified for Eisenhammer?
  4. Did the D-3 also have additional flare dropping equipment (IIRC) and if so, what did it consist of?
  5. Could the Ju 188 D-2s of I./KG66 mentioned in the famous inventory lists of Luftwaffe aircraft in Norway in May 1945 actually be D-3s rather than D-2s?

Thanks in advance,

Marcel


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