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Re: Ju 88 A Wk Nr 0527
During 1942, the Ju 88 was one of the first LW aircraft to be assigned six digit W.Nr., in many cases these were truncated and written as four digits, so 0527 might in some cases actually be W.Nr 140027. In this particular case it does not appear that has happened as I have another loss record for W.Nr. 0527 in 1943 and it is still listed as an A-5 and there were no six digit A-5 Ju 88s. If the photo shows the front of the engine cowling, the A-5 subtype can be confirmed with a good level of confidence. Although 85% sounds like a lot of damage, if the fuselage was repairable, the original W.Nr. would be continued. Also I believe the Rxxx on the nose would have included the full six digit W.Nr. Assuming the 0527 is correct, the aircraft was originally built at Bernburg as as an A-5 about October 1941, Stammkennzeichen possibly PB+GY. It was reported 75% damaged at Perleberg on 10.8.43 while with FAG 100.
Best regards,
Artie Bob
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