27th August 2007, 14:53
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Thuringia
Posts: 226
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Re: Ju 88 C-2 and C-4 diference?
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Originally Posted by ArtieBob
However, all Ju 88 fighters prior to C-6 apparently were converted after coming off the line. Thus in my mind, it is not certain that they were all converted to the same specifications.
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That isn’t correct. At the start of the C-2/4 series all selected A-1/A-5 were transferred from Bernburg to Dessau for conversion into C-2/4, but from autumn 1940 all C-4 came off the assembly line at Bernburg as "pedigree" C-4, beginning with W-Nr. 0538.
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Originally Posted by edNorth
Do you agree then that C-4 / 0648 ´conversion history´ was: Original A-5 F in components and mounted/ff as such - cv C-4 - cv C-7 (in that order)? ed
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W-Nr. 0648
15.02.41 first flight at Bernburg as C-4. 
17./18./20./22.02.41 some other flights (radio, autopilot, acceptance, transfer flight to Dessau)
17.08.41 first flight as C-7 (with BMW 801) at Dessau
some other flights
29.08.41 transfer to Oranienburg (VfH, Rowehl)
(sources: FB von Bergh, Steckhan, Reinhardt, Dautzenberg, Körner)
Regards
Peter
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