So, was there a JU-88 G-7??

[ChrisMAg2]

Hi,
according to the pros at LEMB,
of the Ju 88 G- series only G-1 and G-6 have been existent.
G-2 to G-5 might have been planned, but have never been built.
Also there are no G-6a to 6-6d or G-7, nore were there any G-10s (built)

So the starting question should be answered: No!

[Glimspur]

Hi Christian, well, okay, if only the G-1 and G-6 existed, what are the preformance statistics for the G-6 and where did the performance statistics for the other versions come from?

Best Regards,
Glimspur

[J.L.Santos Junior]

Hi!
I'd like this could be an anser for the subject, but I have a question:
Were the Ju88G-7 the only ones with four blades propelles?
Because I've picked-up a photo in the internet of a belly landed Ju88 with those kind of props and I'd like to know if could be the V112, V115 or even a G-7, since it has a badge in the nose.
prototypes.
TIA
All the best
J.L.Santos Junior

[ArtieBob]

For Jim P.-IMHO you are correct that W.Nr. 710438 is a G-1. I have other primary source data that indicates that specific a/c was a G-1. Probably a typo.
Ju 88 G-7 sources : 1) No title, no date- Table comparing design and performance parameters of Ju 88 G-6, G-7, Ju 388 & He 219 . 2) Datenblatt 8-88 G-7 (N) mit Fla V, 28.11.44. 3) Strungsmeldung, 31.3.45. There are other sources, but these were pertinent to this discussion. As I indicated in an earlier post, there may be additional information available from a JFM “nostalgia” group in Germany. IIRC , a very nice summary of late Mistel production came from that source (Apparently was not used in the “Mistel” book by Classic).
One of the problems in locating late war production data for JFM Bernberg (the only Ju 88 neubau production center in 1945) is that it was visited by at least three Allied intelligence exploitation groups: USSBS, CIOS and USAAF intelligence. I don’t know who got there first and carried off the data on late production details. The USAAF group was apparently interested in the G-10 Mistels and most of that report deals with them (all the decent drawings and photos of the G-10s come from that visit). The USSBS was interested in bombing effects on production, interviewed the staff, and collected general data on facilities, production and bomb damage. They apparently had no team photographer and there are no photos in their site files (no USSBS report was made on that facility). The third group was the CIOS and they did publish a report with photographs of the factory final assembly and quite a bit of good information. Thus far I have not located the CIOS site files which might have some of the detail information we might be interested in (a CIOS field report of another a/c production site gave RLM W.Nr., SKZ, etc,) or not!

Finally to the G-7 itself. Different documents not only indicate different engine possibilities, but also, different spans. The main difference between the G-6 and G-7 probably would have been the engines. Both the Jumo 213E and DB603 E/F were uprated, high altitude engines. Another feature of the G-7 was to be the Morgensternantenne with Holzkanzel (wooden nose) plus possibly 4 bladed propellors (I can’t seem to find the reference for that item right now), MW 50 and drop tanks for greater endurance. Service ceiling increase over the G-6 was calculated to be 1800 m for the Jumo, not so much for the DB. Vmax (Notleistung+MW 50) at 9.1m altitude was stated to be 627 kph (almost certainly, also a calculated value) with the Jumo 213 E. So, if you find a photo of a Ju 88 with pointy nose, 4 bladed props, drop tanks and long span wings, it just might be a G-7.

I have spent way too much time on this, back to book writing.

Best regards,

Artie Bob

[Glimspur]

Thank you Artie Bob--Best of Luck on your book!!! I'll be one of the first to pick it up!

Best Regards,
Glimspur

[Glimspur]

Of course, at the risk of being a total pain in the a**, I have to point out that we are pretty close to being back to square one. It seems that the G-7 didn't exist. So, the question for me becomes, what were the performance characteristics of the G-6?

Best Regards,
Glimspur

[Dick Powers]

Although this information isn’t new, here’s what I found on the Ju 88G-7 in the English edition of “History of the German Night Fighter Force 1917-1945”, page 186. Summarizing:

“…fitted with more powerful Jumo 213 engine, it also had the pointed wingtips of the Ju 188/388 series, as specifically stated in an RLM aircraft type manual. Only about 10-12 Ju 88G-7s were completed in November 1944 and none were ever delivered to an operational unit…Plans for large scale series production were shelved because the performance of this version did not show any notable improvement over that of the current Ju 88G-6 series”

In an appendix, Aders gives performance as:
Max Speed: 584 km/h @ 9,000 m
Range: 2,220 km
Ceiling: 9,800 m.