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Re: Mistel Designation Confusion
Hi,
There are more puzzles.
Photos of Mistels 3 components which (according to various publications) were based on Ju 88G-10 (i.e. Ju 88 G-6 with Ju 88 H-1 rear part of fuselage) are extremely rare. In other hand, if you looking at OdeB of Mistel units there is much more Mistels 3 than Mistels 2. For example, 24 march 1945, II/KG 200, 14 (7) Mistel 1, 2 (0) Mistel 2 and 13 (5) Mistel 3.
No proof for that, but IMHO Mistel 3 is also a name for planes designed for Operation Eisenhammer, similar to Mistel 2 but with elongated range (i.e. additional drop tanks for Fw 190 and/or adapted to supply Fw 190 fighter from Ju 88 fuel tanks).
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