Junkers Ju 88, Vol. 3. Day and Nightfighters. Development - Equipment - Operations 1940 - 1945.

[John Vasco]

Originally Posted by Siko54

I think Martin and Chris could write something similar on the 110, which would be amazing........

I do believe quite a bit has already been written on the Bf 110...

[Chris Goss]

Indeed it has! I think what Si is hinting at is one along the lines of Crecy's series; potential for you there John?

[FalkeEins]

....and this volume even has Bf 110s in it. Nice half-page photo of a IV./NJG 6 'F' - although I suppose they did share a field briefly with 1./NJG 100 at Zilistea..

a very nice volume Chris, looked surprisingly 'slim' for 224 pages. Super quality from the publisher, shame the Book Depository managed to rip the jacket on my copy (beware, their packaging is poor!) Shame too that ZG 1 machine photo is printed twice when there are other shots in this series.

[Fanair]

congratulations Chris I just received by amazon . fr your last book it seems very good (like the others !)

Alain

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Alain & Neil. It was a joint effort between me and Martin Streetley- I just did the operational bits and most of the photos

[Carsten Petersen]

I have just gotten the book. It looks really nice. What is the EN-Archive ?

[Chris Goss]

Eddie Nielinger formerly Eddie Creek

[Carsten Petersen]

Thanks Chriss - I had never heard of that archive and I know quite a few of the pictures claimed by other people

[Chris Goss]

Eddie Creek is a very well known name who has been collecting photos for around 50 years

[INM@RLM]

Some interesting material on 10. & 11./ZG 26 caught my eye in 'Ju 88 Day and Night Fighters'. It comes with a small puzzle though.
On p.86 we have the statement: "The first combat loss of the year came on 20 April 1943 when the Ju 88 C-6, W.Nr.360009 - one of the original aircraft transferred to the Staffel in August 1942 from I./NJG 2 - was reported shot down after combat with 'P-51s' 50 km west of the island of Marettimo, west of Sicily."
However, turning back to the previous page, the only identities mentioned in the intercept of 22 August 1942 for the aircraft then being transferred from I./NJG 2 to 10./ZG 26 are: "Ju 88 C-6s, W.Nrs.360007, 360008 and Ju 88 C-4, W.Nr. 249".
Not having any sources that I can readily turn to here, I would be grateful for any light that can be thrown onto clarifying this apparent contradiction.