ju 88 werknumbers

[jim norton]

hi,

i think that there is something missing with these ju 88 a-17-wnr.:

1391,
1393,
1406,
1407,
1408

has someone some further details about these torpedo-ju88?

thanks in advance
jim

[ArtieBob]

There may well be something missing from these W.Nrs., what was your source and perhaps I could be of assistance. It appears that all of the numbers as shown were not Ju 88 A-17s. They may be incomplete or truncated, so knowing the context of the information, i.e.,time period, location, organization, type of documentation may help.

Best Regards,

ArtieBob

[jim norton]

hi artiebob,

thanks for your reply. these wnr. come from a sheet of paper, which was used as a feldpost-letter. the letter itself was written in march 1944. maybe that helps.

regards
jim

[ArtieBob]

The time period is correct for A-17 conversions by MWH (all A-17s were Umbau from A-4s, thus the W.Nr sequence was almost certainly to be interupted). A number of these conversions were made to Ju 88A-4s manufactured by Siebel in the 801xxx W.Nr. block, which would fit. It was not uncommon for only the last four digits of a six digit W.Nr. to be used in various documents. The manufacture dates for Siebel W.Nr. 801391 to 801408 probably were in the Nov-Dec 1943 time period, so possibly this correspondence might relate to completed A-17 conversions. Most went to KG 26. Perhaps this is of some help, but the SWAG content is high.

Best Regards,

Artie Bob

[jim norton]

hi artie bob,

thanks for your info. do you - or someone else - know, what happened to these machines?

all the best
jim