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Re: Mistel Designation Confusion
Huuum... And various publications are not always right. Yes, I think there were more "versions" to the Mistel 1 than listed in Forsyth´s book, or did he make an error on the Ju 88 C ?
The (ex-) Ju 88 D-1 W.Nr. 0430123 M 29 SC+CE was one (but so far the only D-1 version aircraft I have found converted) but on surviving photo* this was fitted with C version nosecap, gondola removed, also FuBI and HF antenna mast were removed. It had Bf 109 F-4 (?) SK+ML fitted on top. This has known Absprengung (in-flight-realease) at JFM Nordhausen 16.08.44. Looking at the Mistel (1) number (M 29 abowe), there were quite many Mistel 1 (or S1) converted (I do not have the exact numbers) but 14 on strength in March 45 is not all that surprizing. But as many of the G-1 / G-10 Mistel were only converted / finished in January to March 45 but likely many of them never reached service.
*Chris Bishop: "The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare" P.189
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