[Karoband]

Hi Rich,

Smith & Creek, Arado Ar 234 Blitz: The World's First Jet Bomber, (Classic, 2022), pp. 305-312 lists all known werknummern and, where known, their callsigns and unit codes.

Regarding your interest in specific aircraft of 6./KG 76:

On page 289 of Jan Horn's KG 76: Die Chronik des Kampfgeschwaders 76 im Zeitraum 01.01.1944 bis 08.05.1946, (2019), Luther was flying "F1+DP (Werk-Nr. 140476?)" on 15 April 1945. As far as I Know, W.Nr. 140476 was a recce B-2b of 1.(F)/33 with the unit code 8H+DH which was captured intact at Grove-Karup, Denmark on 6 May 1945.

Horn, on page 205, has Luther delivering F1+GP Werk-Nr. 140313 from Alt-Lonnewitz to Munster-Handorf on 13 January 1945 where it was recoded as F1+KT.

As for Luther, Horn has fifteen entries for him including the exact times for his flights. This suggests that Luther's flugbuch survived. Perhaps a member of this community has a copy?

Best regards,

Jim