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RLM Neubau W.Nr.
As with any item associated with the Luftwaffe, it is dangerous to be be dogmatic. That being said, I have been working on W.Nr. databases for specific 8-nummer types. For the Ju 88, 188, 388 series, with a lot of help from Jim P. and others, I now have entries for about 12,000 specific a/c by RLM W.Nr. There is no indication for that type of any umbau or reparatuer W.Nrs. This does not mean that a/c may not have more than one W.Nr. and vice-versa. However all double W.Nrs. I have identified to date are RLM and indivdual company numbers. I have well documented cases of up to three W.Nrs. and possibly 4. But only one RLM W.Nr. And for those of you who really care, there is solid documentation that the RLM W.Nrs were issued in two basic sequences, "4" digit(which also would include 5 digit for Bf 109) and "6" digit. It becomes very confusing because there was apparently no standard for painting these on the airframes and the location and format varied widely, even on the same type from the same factory. I have similar data sets for Me210/410, Do217, He 177 and Fw 200. So, far I have no variance to what I have already said.
Best Regards,
Artie Bob
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