Junkers Ju 88 V13 and V14 reconnaisance operations?

[Huib Ottens]

Gruppe,

I am looking for information on the Ju 88 V13 and V14. As far as I know these were the first prototypes for the reconnaisance version of the Ju 88 D and were essentially Ju 88A's bombers with camera installations.


Does anyone have more information regarding these machines and when they were made available for operations with 3.(F) Ob.d.L.

Nurflügel Forever!

Huib

[edNorth]

0005 Ju 88 A-1 [ + ] Luftwaffe
- Ju 88 V13 [Research O-Serie, Jumo 211 A-2 engines] ff 06.1939
- Ju 88 V13 [Prototype A-1 F, Fernerkünder, Jumo 211 F engines] ff 12.10.39 - Erprob.St.d.Lw Rechlin (Luftflotte 2) - recoded GU+AH Rechlin in October 1939
- Ju 88 A-1 F 2.(F)/Ob.d.L. (Independent) Fritzlar in early 1940 [see G.J.Thomas/B.Ketley: ´KG 200´ P.17: as GU+AH 880005 P.26]

0006 Ju 88 A-1 [ + ] Luftwaffe
- Ju 88 V14 [Research O-Serie, planned with 2 x BMW 139 engines] ff July/August 1939
- Ju 88 V14 D-APSF mkrs ff 15.12.39
[Prototype A-5{Fuselage/Armament} with BMW 801 D engines]
- Ju 88 A-1 F 2.(F)/Ob.d.L. (Independent)
Reported at Fritzlar Airfield in early 1940 [see in book by G.J. Thomas and B. Ketley: ´KG 200´ P.17; also there as D-APSF 880006 P.26.]
- Ju 88 V14 BMW Munich
[Was fitted several times with newer and more powerful BMW 801 D engines in 1940 to 1941]
- Ju 88 A-1 [CE+YS] E-Stelle F Werneuchen
(Lw.Befh.Mitte) Non-OPS (S) crashed (100%) at Tempelfelde 14.06.1941 (F Ofw. Albert Beuss, BS Fw. Paul Curpjuweit and BF Uffz. Alfred Schmidt killed)
(rep as A1 8806 in LWFLS 03v15.06.41)

[Note: Number in unknown Ju 88 A-1 range: not <A5> 0806 or <A1> 8086 ~ Poss. <A1> 8006 or <A1> 880006; this author favours the last due to it being with an Recce testing unit - Possibly same as ´Ju 88 CE+YS Ábsturz´ <three crew killed, destroyed> in 06/41]

any more comments welcome,

cheers
ed

cheers

[Huib Ottens]

Ed,

Thanks very much for the information.

As far as I know 2.(F)/Ob.d.L. was not stationed at Fritzlar but at Oranienburg. 1.(F)/Ob.d.L. and 3.(F)/Ob.d.L. were stationed at Fritzlar.
Furthermore Siegfried Knemeyer (the subject of my investigations) has stated that he brought the V13 or the V14 to Fritlzar. He flew operations with 3.(F)/Ob.d.L. from Fritzlar.

Looks like the information from the KG 200 book regarding the delivery of the V13 and V14 to 2.(F)/Ob.d.L. is not correct.

[edNorth]

Hi,

I too checked sources , seems this was should be 3. at Fritzlar - any codes mentioned ? Which flights were performed?

cheers'
ed

[Huib Ottens]

Ed,

Sorry nothing more in detail: no numbers, codes or dates.

Just that these two aircraft were delivered to Fritzlar and possibly used on operations over France and the English Channel.