Hi, FYI all
Quote:
Originally Posted by PMoz99
Not all A-14s had the balloon cutter.
See attached photo of A-14 from Squadron-Signal book with factory installed 20mm in the gondola with shell ejector chute and no cutter.
Cheers. Peter
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Some caption/analyses appears be wrong in Squadron/Signal books, otherwise are
generally accurate, but not always,
and its because their authors just do not know it all. And errors happen all the time.
Loss entries in GQM records (
Verband- and
Schulen u. Sonstige) are not always accurate,
but (088014)4162 of 3./KG 101 was A-14 version, and as proof its picture is in Chris Goss new "Ju 88" book (Vol 1, P.139).
Cannon installed in nose/gondola never changed Ju 88 designation. Period. If it has no cutter, it "just isnīt" Ju 88 A-14.
Like one in same Squadron book (Ju 88 "In Action" No. 1085 Part I, P.57) "Unknown variant" (T-1 nose, with Jumo 211 J engines and VDM props was in fact W.Nr. 0881726 Ju 88 D-5 A6+EH 1.(F)/120 "
Islandsflugzeuge" (05.-10.1942). Ju 88 Ts did not exist yet, but had similar shape nose. In Artie Bobs book this plane ("D-1" (sic) A6+EH) is shown with Yellow under wings, which it did not have (but lacking map of Iceland and more mission markers, which it did have).
Ed