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Stig,
I do not own this book, so can not really comment on it, but by having look at one advertizement on internet, I began seeing two errors. And that was only by looking at the rear cover. Not good in my view. I tend to agree with Mr. Anderson, in another locked revue thread here at TOCH! Best put this book on Nowarrra shelf, I have one myself, its near my dustbin.
You making an fair to accurate W.Nr. list yourself, ok, then perhaps five years should be enough, only becuse they get more and more complex as the war progressed, and I do not know how much spare time you have.
- Many years ago I suggested co-op with that author of the Ju 88 book, but he did nothing with that offer.

- I now have fairly accurate W.Nr´s list for all production series, compiled from "hard" (original) papers ( thanks to many individuals from USA, Finland, Norway, Sweden, England, Denmark, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Faroes, Canada, besides Germany and Austria, ah, forgot Italy and Hungary, and probably many others) and now have far much more than a simple list by sub-versions, as so many authors fail by attempting, but include all aircraft of Ju 88/188/388/488 series, in nummerical order.
- I say 95 to 98% accurate or so by now, and it has taken 18+ years of collecting already. This is intended for a book, started from scratch, but a long time in progress, since about 2002, (due slower progress last four years), but lots of work, much more than most whould belive. Two years ago, I started own artwork, as all hereto drawings or artwork had more or less inaccurate aspects (many simply failing in the sub-variants and also mixing details between versions or sub-versions, and often omitting details that are (prime) recognition features for the version! Thats because no one has done this before, so far as I know. Same has happened in many books or monograps before, even recently, no wonder the Ju 88 has so many mistaken indenties; one author even showing a bunch of Ju 88 A-1/5 photos´s at same time as Anzio - in January 1944 - when these had been two years out of front line service - is unbelivable) and also on later pages writing in pictures text of Ju 88 A-1 (short wings) as "A-4" ; against when them (photos) actually date back from Battle of Britain (1940) or the Blitz (1940/1941).
Giving hint, these are in chapter marked "Summer 1943-May 1945".
- But Yes, initially (10.1939) the 088 2xxx series was Arado, 3xxx was Henschel, 4xxx was NDW, 5xxx was ATG, 6xxx was HWO, 7xxx was DOS, 8xxx was SFW. JFM theirselves did 0xxx and 1xxx (0001 to about 0890, and 1001 to 1780). The (10) Ju 88 B V series were W.Nr. 088 000 0023 to 0032 and were independant constuctions, made up from A-1, A-5 and A-4 "components" (periods) over a long time, adapted to Ju 88 B cockpits and BMW 801 engines, they were converted to Recce afterwards, but were built as Dive-Bombers. They were not a single batch, made from spring 1940 to early in 1942, covering A-1, A-5 and A-4 construction periods.
- V8 was ASCY, first "Stu.Ka. was V6, others before were Schnellbombers (not Stu.Ka. / Dive-Bombers), V7 was never Zerstörer, "Z15" and "Z19" were not valid equivilant of V numbers. V5 tested dive brakes for Ju 288, as were V1 and V2 involved in Ju 288 research, and two (at least) were fitted with "Ju 288 like cockpits" in front of their own ones. One reportedly was fitted with twin tail, but I have not found foto if it. V3 crashed 1938, the VA+EG was V4 and intended as museum aircraft, going to "ground instructional duties" and not flown after autumn 1939 (says Peter Achs).
- In October 1941, the JFM production series split into three (C-6 / R-1 0880360xxx, D-1/5 0880430xxx and A-4 0880140xxx ranges.) Other factories reverting slowly to similar series, all only doing Bombers, except Siebel doing 65 Zerstorers in 1943 (72x xxx series), 0880141xxx ATG, 0880142xxx SFW and 0880144xxx HFW) but some going back again to original series for brief period of extra aircraft (rebuilds?), before going to final Secret code series (at all factories only after mid 1943).

No, FZB (Bernburg) was not a "Production" site, assembly site from others made components - FSD did assemble them 0001 to 0021, but FZB assembled only from 0022 (but did not produce them coponents, so far as I can see, but nummerical sequnce is not all, some higher numbers appearing and flown month before others...), and Dessau "did not stop their Ju 88 production" at 0021, rather later, as I have found out (!) Cracking this detail was hard, but yelded satifactory resaults.

- Enough for one day?
Regards
-Ed