highest shoot down?

[Karoband]

Gentlemen,

http://www.456fis.org/JUNKERS_Ju-388.htm

From the above source:

"In early 1945, a Ju 388 was intercepted while flying at approximately 13,500 m. (44,291 ft.) over the English channel by a Supermarine Spitfire. The Spitfire, operating above its service ceiling, was not able to reach the altitude of the Ju 388 but was able to fire upon it from below and bring it down. It is believed that this was the highest altitude shoot down of World War II."

Is there any truth to this statement?

best regards,

Jim Geens

[edNorth]

Three were reportedly delivered. The V32 T9+DL "crashed" 05.01.45 but no info why or where. Others were T9+YH (Scapa Flow operations 29. and 30.01.45) and T9+YL (both blown up at wars end?) -Ed

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by edNorth

Three were reportedly delivered. The V32 T9+DL "crashed" 05.01.45 but no info why or where.

CX/MSS/R.435(C),22
Document dated 7/1:
On 5/1 Obltn. Reuter, Dipl. Ing. Heintz and Fw. Runkel crashed to death with Ju 388.
Uffz. Harms yesterday from Oranienburg to (word illegible).
NOTE: Source believes above was from Det. Sperling to Det. Hecht.

I think that the wording and the presence of a Dipl. Eng. aboard strongly suggest that this was not an operational flight or a loss to enemy action. I interpret the message as news from the Versuchsverband OKL that Kdo. Sperling was passing on to its "child", Kdo. Hecht.

[edNorth]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

I think that the wording and the presence of a Dipl. Eng. aboard strongly suggest that this was not an operational flight or a loss to enemy action. I interpret the message as news from the Versuchsverband OKL that Kdo. Sperling was passing on to its "child", Kdo. Hecht.

Yes, it crashed at/near Oranienburg. Crew and details are here. date is incorrect. http://www.luftkrieg-oberhavel.de/webs/germany/g032.htm

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Originally Posted by edNorth

Yes, it crashed at/near Oranienburg. Crew and details are here. date is incorrect. http://www.luftkrieg-oberhavel.de/webs/germany/g032.htm

The date 05.10.45 is very probably a typo for 05.01.45.

To come back to the subject, the highest shotdown during WWII was probably a Ju 86 over Egypt.

[Chris Goss]

...or southern England

[Karoband]

Thanks, Ed.

I always wondered about the T9+YH that Nick Beale mentioned in his excellent article on Einsatzkommando Sperling on his Ghostbomber site. This is the first I have heard of a T9+YL. But that's what this forum is about... learning something new.

Thank you again.

Jim

[edNorth]

Originally Posted by Karoband

Thanks, Ed.
I always wondered about the T9+YH that Nick Beale mentioned in his excellent article on Einsatzkommando Sperling on his Ghostbomber site. This is the first I have heard of a T9+YL. But that's what this forum is about... learning something new.
Thank you again.
Jim

Velcome. One code T9+DL comes from "ju388 homepage", I think some German passed along two other ;-) Shooting down myths (errors) is also very important to him. I think that is included in progress of learning a-new. -Ed