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Old 5th September 2012, 10:42
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Fine Ju 88's wreck pictures, Italy 1943 - 1944.

Gang,

I chanced on those excellent and crisp shots of two different Ju 88's, taken by members of 95 BG somewhere in Southern Italy and am now in discussion with the owner of those pictures:

http://www.pixpast.com/viewtopic.php...p=13671#p13671

I thought the first machine could be a KG 77 plane found at Catania but I'm not so sure anymore. Any help as to the units and location for both machines would be warmly appreciated.

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Re: Fine Ju 88's wreck pictures, Italy 1943 - 1944.

Ah darn;

Ok I'm uploading the pictures here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...in/photostream
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Most probably these are wrecks abandoned in Foggia airdrome(s) area. To see the unit I should check the FIU reports, which I've not at hand now.
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Re: Fine Ju 88's wreck pictures, Italy 1943 - 1944.

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Most probably these are wrecks abandoned in Foggia airdrome(s) area. To see the unit I should check the FIU reports, which I've not at hand now.
Grazie mille, Ferdinando!
Your informations are, as always, much appreciated

Jim,
Sorry, my quota of pics in this forum is fully used up. As they are in threads which are still quite consulted, I do feel I should leave them as is... sorry for the inconvenience.

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Re: Fine Ju 88's wreck pictures, Italy 1943 - 1944.

Possibly photos of three wrecks,

one is Ju 88 A-4/trop W.Nr. 300230 PI+SX of I/KG 76 found ´shot up´ Foggia Sattelite No.3 Airfield in Italy, autumn 1943. Several images of this have appeared on the internet over the years, a colour shot too.

the one coded +LP ? not seen before, thanks

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Possibly photos of three wrecks,

one is Ju 88 A-4/trop W.Nr. 300230 PI+SX of I/KG 76 found ´shot up´ Foggia Sattelite No.3 Airfield in Italy, autumn 1943. Several images of this have appeared on the internet over the years, a colour shot too.

the one coded +LP ? not seen before, thanks
I am able to confirm the location. The 3Z+LP was a plane of KG 77 whose apparent W.Nr. was reported as 8842(?). It too was among the 65+ wrecks of Ju 88s left on Foggia Satellite n.3 airfield. Another 35+ were found at Foggia Satellite n.1...
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Re: Fine Ju 88's wreck pictures, Italy 1943 - 1944.

Ed, Ferdinando,

Many many thanks! You sure make my day! What a staggering amount of leftover Ju 88 on those two fields... Why so? No fuel, LMF?

Thanks again for your time and your answers
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Why? Foggia airfields was major operating base for Luftwaffe in summer 1943. Some had accidents there (before), others had been damaged etc.. Likely many were cannibalised for spares, as many were bare hulks or wrecks when captured. Many were "blown up" to prevent capture. I guess the speed area was captured by Allies, no time to clear or salvage wrecks, or repair damaged aircraft. Some even apparently had little damage, such as Ju 88 A-4 300227 PI+SU was repaired by Allies and taken to USA.

(088)8842 Ju 88 A-4 had 10% accident "Piacensa" 29.06.43 with II/KG 77, but this number is also reported along with thirteen I/KG 76 aircraft "blown up" at Foggia on 20.09.43, so in this case British and Luftwaffe lists agree.

But there are problems in researching all these aircraft left behind: Some aircraft numbers listed by British do not show in 6 Abt. losses lists, and others listed in 6 Abt. losses lists do not show in British list, but the British list many wrecks without numbers. But showing (us) photos like posted here helps much in indentifying some of these, and makes history of this more complete. Thank you Marc.

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