eBAy: Captured german planes

[RudiS]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-ORIGINA...MAAOSwoWFfOb4C

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by RudiS

https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-ORIGINA...MAAOSwoWFfOb4C

Dear RudiS,

You caught us yesterday an interesting case. This burning Ju 88 G-1 seems to my eyes to bear the W.Nr. 714053.

If this is confirmed, W.Nr. 714053 from 2./NJG 101 crashed 19 October 1944 at 20.38 at Geroldshausen in der Hallertau, close to Ingolstadt from where it took off, killing all its crew (FF Lt. Erwin Köstner, BF Uffz Alfred Bormann, BS Gefr. Heinrich Köhler). I of course stand corrected against the caption stating this machine was blown-up 17 May 1945 at Braunschweig.

Source: GQM Schulen via Michael Balss's loss list.

Cheers
Marc

[Nick Beale]

Marc, I make it 714053 too (see the cleaned up detail of the image attached).

[edNorth]

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann

Dear RudiS,

You caught us yesterday an interesting case. This burning Ju 88 G-1 seems to my eyes to bear the W.Nr. 714053.

If this is confirmed, W.Nr. 714053 from 2./NJG 101 crashed 19 October 1944 at 20.38 at Geroldshausen in der Hallertau, close to Ingolstadt from where it took off, killing all its crew (FF Lt. Erwin Köstner, BF Uffz Alfred Bormann, BS Gefr. Heinrich Köhler). I of course stand corrected against the caption stating this machine was blown-up 17 May 1945 at Braunschweig.

Source: GQM Schulen via Michael Balss's loss list.

Cheers
Marc

Number in Balss appears be wrong. NVM (via Salonen) has it 4055 (714055)
Besides Schulen losses end at 30.09.44, so source is incorrect.
The Ju 88 G-1 714053 (late BMW 801 G engines, smooth cowling) burned out <possibly VWW at Braunschweg/Waggum> before surrender, 1945
is well known. https://www.fold3.com/image/37221767

Ed