Ju 88 A-4 "factoids"

[edNorth]

Originally Posted by Jim P.

For what it's worth -
Ju 88A-4, 5508, ./., , I., 3., KG 51, , , , , 09-Oct-41, Bombenwurf., , Lfl.4/Eins.Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6, Medcalf, Fl.Pl. Nikolajew, 50%, F, , , Heinkel Flzg.Werke Oranienburg in Mar-41

Worth very little. Sorry. Another sloppy Medcalf error, as Heinkel did the (088)6xxx series. What I have seen of his first Junkers Ju 88 book, its filled will errors like these (due to faulty and/or improper research, in my opinion). Some comments on that book can be read elsewhere here at TOCH! (see Book revues).

Factory ATG produced this example, (088)5508 and flew it in (about) middle of June 1941. Rolf Baltabol, one of the ATG company test pilots flew it away to Grossenhain in July 1941. Likely one of them planes re-equipping KG 51 in August.

Best regards
Ed

[edNorth]

Adding ...
(088)5501 Ju 88 A-4 [GA+RA] Luftwaffe
Known Einflug at ATG Leipzig/Mockau 25.04.41 - F.T.Flug 30.04.41, again F.T. 04.05.41 - F.T. u. Motornachflug 09.05.41 - Justierflug 12.05.41 - Nennleistungsflug 12.05.41 - Stück-prüfungsflug 13.05.41 - Nachflug 26.05.41 - Known Überführung from ATG Leipzig/Mockau to Grossenhain 19.06.41
[F Rolf Baltabol; as Ju 88 GA+RA 5501 in log]

- Ju 88 A-4 IV/KG 54 (Lw.Befh.Mitte)
Non-OPS (H) pilot error on landing (30%) at Wiener-Neustadt Airfield 29.10.1943

- Ju 88´ JFM-FRB (Luftwaffe)
Fuselage reported Levallois (repair/storage) for JFM-FRB Villacoublay 03.05.1944 [reported as “5501” in FRV doc]

It last was with IV/KG 54, but last I know of it was in France (possibly not yet finished in repair) ... just before Allied Forces invaded France, to liberate it from German occopation, then the Allied continuing onto Germany. ;-)
But the French also (willingly) invited Germans later, via Coal and Steel Union ... not?

Rainer (#1) Correct, many were reassigned without known accidents, 5501 appears one of them, but as I have Ju 88´s combined in continued list its handy check each one or any words by simple word search. But there are certain gaps and also errors in the loss lists (both proven and suspected).

Ed

[Rasmussen]

Originally Posted by edNorth

Neusuleistungsflug

correction: "Nennleistungsflug"

[edNorth]

Corrected in other files as well. Thank you.