Ju-88H

[hedgehog6]

I have been going through my sources looking for information on the Ju-88H. I have found the following:
Ju-88H were all conversions of Ju-88D, drawn from the production line. They were not a consecutive block, as shown by the werknummer list below.
430820 (prototype V89, RG+RP)
430821 (prototype V90, RJ+ON) H-2?
430841
430898
430931 DO+FS Shot down 31Jul44
430941

Known kennzeichen:
4U+AL, 4U+BL, 4U+CL, 4U+EL, 4U+FL


What I cannot do is match werknummern to kennzeichen. Can anyone help?

[Chris Goss]

Wasn't 430944 lost 13 Jun 44 4U+BL? I think that no Kennzeichen was listed for 430931 albeit I do have a photo of its last moments? There are others on the board way more knowledgeable than I on this subject

[ArtieBob]

This may not be much help, but I would like to raise a flag or two. As a note, the only primary source I have for H series other than photos is an Ernst Leichsenring

Logbook entry for V89. Most of the other information came from items in Flugzeug magazine (1 & 2/90) and Jet & Prop (2 & 6/97).

First-I believe it was highly unlikely that Werknummer 430821 was the H-2 prototype. The Stammkennzeichen RJ+ON does not fit, and is for an early batch of Ju 88 G-1s which makes some sense. Unfortunately, I do not have the linking Werknummer sequence for those Ju 88s.

Second-Griehl’s Ju 88 book has Werknummer 430821 as the second H-1, V90. The Stammkennzeichen for Werknummer 430821 is probably RG+RQ.

Third- The Stammkennzeichen for Werknummer 430898 may be TX+OL.

If you do find more “H” info, I hope you will post it here and what source.

ArtieBob

[ArtieBob]

Found another "H" listing That was posted on LEMB. Werknummer 430882 (TO+DV) 3.(F)/123. Undercarriage buckled on landing, training flight at Rennes (23.3.44).
ArtieBob