Ju88 A-5 W.Nr. 2203 - Info Needed

[harrison987]

Hey guys...

This is what I have managed to find so far:

Ju88 A-5
W.Nr.2203 (WNr.088 2203)
6.(K)/LG 1
IV./KG 1

Was curious if there is other info?

Mike

[Leendert]

After some repairable damages in Feb and Jun 1941, on 12 Aug 1942 shot down by Italian fighter and Flak when mistaken for an Allied aircraft. This over Sardinia, 5./LG 1, L1+ON

Regards,
Leendert

[Rottler]

Hello Mike,

the GQM loss documents say:
loss return 16 Aug 1942, item 65:
12.8.42 II./LG 1 Feindflug, Auftrag: bei Sardinien, Ursache: unbekannt, Ju 88 A-4 WNr. 140073 L1+ON 100%.
F Oblt Helmut Gerlich vermisst
B Uffz Helmut Strähle vermisst
Bf Uffz Joachim Gumpert vermisst
Bs Uffz Adam Boterwiech vermisst

Correction 28 Aug 1942: Ursache: durch italienischen Jäger abgeschossen.
Oblt Gerlich gefallen, Uffz Strähle, Uffz Gumpert verletzt zurück.

Addition 5 Sep 1942: Ändere Werk-Nr. 140073 in 2203 (Ju 88 A-4).

Regards
Leo

[JoMe]

Hi

140073 > 2203 = 142203 was L1+GN

best wishes
JoMe

[edNorth]

Rottler / Jo Me
You are confusing three aircraft, info was on Ju 88 A-5 0882203 V4+IV (not A-4).
Besides there is doupt on the amendment on L1+GN is correct as there
is second A-4 ´2203 loss in 10.1942. I do keep A-4 140073 and A-4 142203 info
but amendment is a sidenote. But amendment might be correct, but spurious,
but then not a W.Nr. but a "Production Line Number" (fuselage Serial).
A line number is known close to 140073 manufactoring month that suggests so,
but does not prove it.