Wnr 0870387 shot down above Belgium on 11/05/1940

[Franek Grabowski]

That makes me wondering how to read the data found on a Ju 87B-1 dataplate.
They were: serie 38701.23/4, Zeichn. 87.324, F.M. 1038.
I am wondering if it is WNr 0324 accepted in October 1938? But what the serie is? A contract no?

[Peter Achs]

“87.324” is a Zeichn.Nr. (drawing number) of a part of the “Leitwerk” (tail, aileron etc.) This is not a Werknummer.

Regards P. Achs

[Franek Grabowski]

Thanks, so I believe the dataplate is still deep below the ground. Hopefully!

[RT]

Thks Rabe, noted the info, just one more year to make alltogether, so Stig you hv to wait a "while"

Remi

[Rabe Anton]

You are welcome, RT!

RA

[RT]

One question remained where the Wn. hv been found ??

Remi

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi !

For the two Luftwaffe crewmembers originally buried at Leuven I found the following information:
Basler was part of the crew of Ju87 w/n 5136, which crashed at Grazen (postalcode 3450). He is presently buried at the German military cemetery at Lommel.
The name of the second crewmember, buried at Leuven, is Chuchra (also presently buried at Lommel).

Best regards from the other side of Belgium

Luc

[Peter Cornwell]

Luc,

Sorry but not so. CHUCHRA died on 11 May 1940, BASLER on 12 May 1940 and, incidentally, they were both Bordfunkers.

[Luc Vervoort]

Peter,

You are (again) 100 % correct - Chuchra was aboard another aircraft and got killed on 11/05/1940.

I don't have any information about his plane or pilot.

Best regards

Luc

[Peter Cornwell]

Luc,

If it takes you only 4 minutes to confirm that I am correct, why 14 minutes earlier do you post such nonsense ? I'm sure there are people out there who read this stuff that expect a reasonable level of accuracy.