Re: JU 88 A1 plate
Yes, Basically not able say any specific aircraft or unit. Many seem possible. I was first thinking "original/aircraft/plate", but all seemed too far away "closest to where (likely) fitted originally" (most were France or West, just a few in The East) - but then place name "Kalinin" brought up several planes.
Any one of them could have had this - as "parts travel was considerable at the front" (parts travel was considerable in and after BoB, so likely East as well). This is part that could be fitted to almost any Ju 88 after 1940.
1241 Ju 88 5F+GM 4.(F)/14 (Gen.d.Lw.b.Ob.d.H. East)
OPS (F) mis (100%) unk location (Kalinin) 14.10.1941 (F Uffz. Rudolf Nagelmüller, B Lt. Heirich Färber, BF Uffz. Karl Fehrholz and BS Obgefr. Rudolf Volz mis)
2516 Ju 88 A-4 Stab.III/KG 76 (Luftflotte 2 East)
OPS (F) dam by enemy fire and crash landed (100%) near Kalinin 28.10.1941 (crew was uninjured)
5514 Ju 88 A-4 F1+LC 1./KG 76 (Luftflotte 2 East)
OPS (F) downed by AA fire (100%) near Kalinin 11.10.1941 (F Fw. Ludwig Schneider mis/inj, BO Ofw. Maximilian, BF Fw. Hermann Ronzheimer and BS Fw. Alfred Fenbahue mis/rep allright in losses 21.11.41)
360162 Ju 88 C-6 [F1+WM] 4./KG 76 (Fliegerkorps VIII East) OPS (F) missing (100%) unk location (Wolokoje-Kalinin) 26.03.1942 (F Lt. Karl Stieg, B Gefr. Werner Köpke and BF Uffz. Friedrich Pilz mis) (rep Ju 88 C6 F1+WM nr folgt in LWFLV losses 20v27.03.42; amd o360 in d/15.05.42 - Placing here is speculative!)
144351 Ju 88 A-14 III/KG 51 (Luftflotte 4 East) OPS (F) dam by AA fire (60%) at Kalinin 14.01.1943 (BF Fw. Erich Schluz missing)
Other parts (if found) could give other clues. Thanks for posting. All plates are usefull data!
-Ed
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