Mistel photo - eBay

[edwest]

Go to ebay.com and type the following into the search box: 281568126820




Usual disclaimer,
Ed

[RT]

Unreachable from France, probably what they call "Liberté d'expression", poor Charlies !

Remi

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Check this Facebook group here, Rémi And thanks for the link, Ed.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Cheers
Marc

[edwest]

You're welcome, Marc.



Ed

[RT]

Thks Marc, Wonder if in every country is not missing a slice of Schwyz !!

Rémi

[Stig Jarlevik]

And which model of Ju 88 is it?

There are presently two bids, either a Ju 88H-1 or Ju 88G-10....

Did really the G-10 exist?

Cheers
Stig

[S Sheflin]

Hi Stig,

First, yes there were production Ju88G-10s.

Second, regarding the Mistel in question, unless I am mistaken it is:
Mistel S3C consisting of Ju88G-10, WNr. 460046 and 190A-8, WNr. unknown, marked as 1030, both located at Bernburg.

Steve Sheflin

[Merlin]

Steve,

Ju88G-10, WNr. 460046 - are you shure about this number because the smalest number from Flugbuchs of Junkers pilots with this version was 460051.

[S Sheflin]

Hello Merlin,

Thank you for your correction. Boy is my face red. Clearly I was operating under an incorrect assumption.

On several photos of this Mistel S3C, the numerals “046” are visible in the lower rear quadrant of the fuselage Balkankreuz of the upper Fw190 component. Since most of the Ju88G-10s I have seen feature Werknummern in the 4600XX region, I made the intellectually-lazy jump to these being the last-three of its WNr.

In light of your information, could this number instead be a reference to the actual Mistel itself. What do you think, Sir?

Steve Sheflin

[Merlin]

Steve,

the number at the Fw 190 is the conversion number of this aircraft into a Mistel component. It has had no relation to the production number of the Fw 190 or the Ju 88. For example this Fw 190 "046" was flown on 11.02.45 and 13.02.45 two times on training missions together with the Ju 88G-1 WNr. 714651.