Hi George,
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Originally Posted by George Hopp
So, we see a picture of a captured Jumo-powered Ju 88 G-6 described as the BMW-powered G-1 that accidently landed in England in July 1944, and described as 4R+UR when the characters CB are plainly visible. As well, the caption notes the a/c equipment as including the FuG 227 Flensburg and the FuG 350 Naxos. The actual a/c had only the Flensburg, but the pictured a/c has only the Naxos.
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Thanks for pointing that one out. For those that are interested, there is a picture and detailed description of the captured G-1 in an intelligence report that can be found at
http://www.ww2.dk/misc/captured.pdf.
The report confirms that this aircraft was equipped with SN-2 and Flensburg only, not Naxos.
(There's also a nice, in-flight picture of the same machine on page 83 of Robert Jackson's "Air War at Night".)
Another error: Between pages 288 & 289, there is a picture of the BMW-powered Ju 88R-1 that landed at Dyce in Scotland in May 1943, which is captioned as a Jumo-engined Ju 88C-6 at Vechta airfield in December 1944.
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My overall assessment is that if you are interested in the night campaign against Germany -- whether from the Allied or Axis viewpoint -- the book is worth getting, regardless of what other Boiten/Bowman books you already have.
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Agreed.
Regards,
Leon Venter
p.s. I've always wanted to thank you in person for providing us with an English translation of the Fw 190A-8 handbook. It's one of my favorite references, so I recently got a second copy on eBay, just in case I wear out the first one...