Ju 88 240xxx block: Ju 88 G-10?

[Roger Gaemperle]

Hello Ed,

Thank you.

Interestingly, I have a photo of a fuselage with a 240xxx serial but it does not have a Morgenstern antenna, which as far as I know would be a feature of the G-7 (see also this old TOCH thread: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...php?t-240.html)

Regards,
Roger

[Luftfahrtsammler]

Hello all, I do not know much about G-7, but I can tell you the a Ju 88 H-2 was never build!! I have original documents which states that the order for Ju 88 H-2 are canceled!
Oliver

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Luftfahrtsammler

Hello all, I do not know much about G-7, but I can tell you the a Ju 88 H-2 was never build!! I have original documents which states that the order for Ju 88 H-2 are canceled!
Oliver

And Werner Girbig's «Geschichte der deutschen Nachtjagd» casts doubt on the existence of most so-called G-7s. He says that the G-7 had the Jumo 213E and the extended wing tips of the Ju 188 and that only a dozen were built (none operational). Conversely, a G-6 was a G-6 whichever radar it carried: SN2, Neptun or FuG 240.

Night fighters aren't my area but I don't recall seeing a G-7 mentioned in either a casualty report or a strength return. I expect someone will soon show I'm totally wrong about that but if a type was operational, you'd certainly expect it to show up in those documents.