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Old 2nd May 2019, 22:55
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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Hi Marc,

According to the available daily II./NJG4 strength & serviceability returns in ULTRA, Ju88G-6 W.Nr. 620643 was with II./NJG4 on 7 March 1945 (Verbandskennzeichen unknown), so it was taken on unit strength before that date. Ju88G-1 W.Nr. 710547 is only mentioned once in the returns for January - March 1945.

It was disingenuous for me to say 710547 went off unit strength - possibly only the Verbandskennzeichen changed. II./NJG4 still had a few G-1s on strength up to the date of the last available strength & serviceability return on 22 March 1945.

Cheers

Rod

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Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann View Post
Thanks for this lead and connection, Rod: indeed the next "3C+PN", Ju 88 G-6 W.Nr. 620643, was found at Wunstorf by war's end and figures in some of the best known IWM photos:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205207061
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205207062
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205207063

Cheers
Marc
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