Quote:
Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
c) The WNr listed basically correpond to the number built for all the various Contractors, EXCEPT for Junkers themselves. The Bernburg production listed starts with 0022 (not 0021 as given which is a printing error) and goes all the way to 0655, which makes 634 built A-models. However the total summary in the right hand column only list 282 + 334 which is 616. Can someone explain this please?
|
Here is fallacy of attempting "make a simple list of JFM produced versions": the Ju 88 A-1, A-1 F, Ju 88 Z (C-1), C-2, C-3 (same one as the C-5), C-4, C-7, A-5, A-5 F, A-6 and D-2 (and more conversions)
are all included if first 088 0xxx range -
intermixed in such a way as no clear batches can be spoken of - generally the A-5 take over at 0361 - all surviours upgraded later! - only clearly seen (factory new) at 0401 onwards, and most were A-5 F (recce). And there were also C-2īs produced after the C-4īs - Becuse its C-4 only if an Recce airframe was used for the conversion, else it was C-2 (longer wings) made from A-1/5 Bomber airframe, but that C-2 or C-4 were even not "conversions" - rather they were assembled as such from the start (some later ones were attrition replacements).
So its even not possibly to say, that were A-1īs to about 0364, as there were also A-1 F, Ju 88 Z (C-1), C-2 and C-4 with lower numbers than 0364. Also there were (few) A-6 built out of later A-5 Bombersīs, and A-7 Trainers out of A-3 or A-5 (Bombers) complicate the matter also. They basically follow their original produced variants (by default), when reaching A-12 Dual-Control trainersīs they had wider cockpits and generally A-4īs like wings (but Jumo 211 G engines and VDM props).
However in 088 1001 to 1780 were no Zerstörers, but many D-1, D-1 trop and D-5 (Recce). Rest was A-4īs (many fitted out as torpedo-bombers, as were A-4īs from other ranges). Then to complicate matters, no clear cut can also be made of A-4, D-1 or D-5/trop (Tropical). I maybe making some errors too, as this is mostly from memory...
Regards
-ed