Two Ju 88G-1 Losses

[Rabe Anton]

Grüß Gott Merlin et al!

Thank you very much for taking time to post information about Ju 88G-1 WNr. 714 232. Unfortunately, it seems to me that it doesn't seem to help too much; indeed, the confusion and uncertainty may be amplified. Let's see why.

I have the Erich Krause FB, found the 31.01.45 entry, and employed it in my initial investigation. The Krause entry in part reads:
31.01.45 [Ju 88G-1] WNr. 714 332 [sic] S Y + V V

Now, my data show that S Y + V V quite surely belonged to Ju 88G-1 WNr. 714 232. So, I conclude that in considering the Krause FB entry, you preferred to
favor the SKZ over the Werknummer 714 332 recorded in the log book.

If we believe the ULTRA message is correct, the 714 232 a.k.a. S Y + V V would have been lost (as reported) on 06.10.44. This interpretation would
make the Krause FB Werknummer entry of 31.01.45 (714 332) credible while simultaneously discrediting the SKZ (S Y + V V).

Clearly, something is amiss in the Krause FB entry, and that wrinkle is possibly linked to the Ju 88 loss of 06.10.44. Of course, I confess it's always possible that the Werknummer reported for the October loss is wrong. But what's the real deal here?

AND—I'd still like to discover an unmutilated Truppenkennzeichen for the aircraft lost on 06.10.44, if that's possible today.

RA