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Old 8th October 2005, 22:28
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Re: Need help identifying these Ju-88s

Hi quick serch revaled the following Ju 88 lost at or near Leros in October/November 1943. Hope this helps: photos abowe likely show A-4 / C-6 variant, this photo is familiar, having appeard in some book before.

The Ju 88´s are:

0885716 - Ju 88 A-4 K5+FJ Einsatzkampfgruppe Ju 88 /Gen. d. Fl. Ausbildung (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Ost) missing (100%) unk location (Samos-Leros-Turkish border) 24.10.1943 (F Lt. Alfons Firlus, B Uffz. Horst Kindler, BF Uffz. Walter Klostermann and BS Gefr. Otto Meyer missing)

0880141267 Ju 88 A-4 K5+AL Einsatzkampfgruppe Ju 88 / General der Flieger Ausbildung (Lw.Kdo.Sud-Ost) OPS (F) eng failure (100%) unk location (Samos-Ikaria-Leros) 24.10.1943 (F Lt. Werner Kley, B Gefr. Willi Marquard, BF Fw. Hans Zwick and BS Uffz. Lorenz Schweigert missing) (rep as A4 1267 in LWFLV losses; poss. 141267 as other <D1> 1267 is known lost before)

0880144344 Ju 88 A-14 3E+CN II/KG 6 (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Ost) OPS (F) mis (100%) unk location (Leros Island) 14.10.1943 (F Lt. Egon Runland, B Obgefr. Karl Keim, BF Uffz. Eberhard Fichtner and BS Obgefr. Josef Priemas mis/rep allright in y/12.01.44)(rep as A14 14434 in LWFLV losses 04v21.10.43; amd 144344 in e:30.11.43)

750453 Ju 88 C-6 3U+PV 11./ZG 26 (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Ost)
OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Leros) 12.11.1943 (F Lt. Hans Sukowski, B Uffz. Karl Ustrabrowski and BF Obgefr. Günther Holstein missing)

750908 Ju 88 C-6 3U+JV 11./ZG 26 (Lw.Befh.Mitte)
OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Leros) 12.11.1943 (F Uffz. Gregor Merva mis, B Obgefr. Winfred Kröll mis/rep killed in losses t/20.05.44, BF Uffz. Joachim Lieb mis)

300615 Ju 88 A-4 I/LG 1 (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Ost)
OPS (F) dam by <enemy> fighter fire (enemy observed) (10%) west of Patmo, Leros Island 13.11.1943 (B Uffz. Ude Lange, BF Uffz. Günther Crause and BS Uffz. Rudi Illing injured)

550394 Ju 88 A-4 L1+JS I/LG 1 (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Öst)
OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Kos-Leros Islands) 10.11.1943 (F Oblt. Otto Dobrawa mis/rep killed in v/17.02.44, B Ofw. Georg Pinzel and BF Fw. Walter Weißbrot missing/rep allright in xx/26.01.44, BS Uffz. Fritz Jäger missing)

800632 Ju 88 A-4 9K+CN II/KG 51 (Lw.Kdo.Süd-Ost)
OPS (F) missing (100%) at Leros Island 16.11.1943 (F Lt. Martin Franke, B Ofw. Willi Wagner, BF Uffz. Willi Steffens and BF Uffz. Fritz Leinweber missing)

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edNorth
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