German Ju-88G-6 in Ireland

[ei-ylg]

Hi, All,

Apologies if this is in the wrong area, i am trying to ascertain two things about this aircraft, this ju-88g6 landed in Ireland in May 1945, and i have two queries:

1. The Unit code of NJG.3 is all of the D5 GH in black or is one letter in colour?

2. Any idea where i would get the work number and lettering decals for it.

The kit is the zvezda one.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37028

there is a pic on this link

[Opadag]

Hi, All,

Apologies if this is in the wrong area, i am trying to ascertain two things about this aircraft, this ju-88g6 landed in Ireland in May 1945, and i have two queries:

1. The Unit code of NJG.3 is all of the D5 GH in black or is one letter in colour?

2. Any idea where i would get the work number and lettering decals for it.

The kit is the zvezda one.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37028

there is a pic on this link

Hello ei-ylg,

Your here like me as a result of the downed Irish IPMS forum I take it?

This is the aircraft that landed in Gormanstown?

Will have a look at my references and get back to you

[Irish 251]

Hello ei-ylg,

Your here like me as a result of the downed Irish IPMS forum I take it?

This is the aircraft that landed in Gormanstown?

Will have a look at my references and get back to you

Are you aware of this source of at least basic details of the aircraft? (scroll down to 5 May 1945)

http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/crashes.htm

[ei-ylg]

Hi, Opadog and 251, thanks for your replies, i came across the two references allright, just trying to find the letters and werk nummer decals to complete the aircraft. I was looking at a book published in 1995 on luftwaffe tail codes and markings but its mad money, when all i need is one unit code.

Regards

P

p.s. irish 251 and opadog, could you both send me a PM when you get a chance.

[Opadag]

Hi, Opadog and 251, thanks for your replies, i came across the two references allright, just trying to find the letters and werk nummer decals to complete the aircraft. I was looking at a book published in 1995 on luftwaffe tail codes and markings but its mad money, when all i need is one unit code.

Regards

P

p.s. irish 251 and opadog, could you both send me a PM when you get a chance.

Will PM u later, but NJG codes with the colour scheme on d5+GH are normally dark, all letters - any decals of same and I have an aircraft in similar code were black.

The W.Nr. for this aircraft is 621642 and appears light(ish) grey on a sunny tail.

[galgos]

Try asking the question here:

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/

Max

[Opadag]

Try asking the question here:

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/

Max

Just a small detail you might need - Most references to this JU. refer to it as a JU-88G-6C, However the UK Serials site it shows the VK888 serial as ex 621642 but type as JU-88G-7a. Not sure if it is important, but if you are displaying it, it just might be.

[Opadag]

I googled 1/NJG3 and got a lot, amongst was the following

http://www.cieldegloire.com/njg_003.php#pertes1945

Scroll down through the victories and you might pick up the pilots name and details

http://books.google.ie/books?id=_AP4QkYQZY...p;q&f=false

Page 248 has a good photo of nose of JU-88G-6

Another one

http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1945010.shtml

http://www.rlm.at/download/codes1e.pdf

http://www.luftarchiv.de/

This is the link you REALLY need: scroll down to images of badges of 1/NJG3 You will love it

http://www.gyges.dk/heraldics.htm

BTW I have noticed in several images of nightfighters that the rudder is in a different colour. remember my comment re the rudder of D5+GH

Enjoy

[ei-ylg]

Hi, Opadag, just noticed your reply on this, sent you pm back

[Opadag]

Looking through my Letraset "Rub down" LW Nightfighter decals I have a unit code D5 in small letters which might be useful for your project.

Let me know

[BKirwan]

Hi, All,

Apologies if this is in the wrong area, i am trying to ascertain two things about this aircraft, this ju-88g6 landed in Ireland in May 1945, and i have two queries:

1. The Unit code of NJG.3 is all of the D5 GH in black or is one letter in colour?

2. Any idea where i would get the work number and lettering decals for it.

The kit is the zvezda one.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37028

there is a pic on this link

hi

I am gathered some information regarding this a/c . Regarding the colour , probaly a combination of black for D5 and RLM 74 for the letters. However the black and white photos are not so clear that you can say for certain. Here is the rest of the info

5/ 5-5-45, Ju 88G-6, 621642 D5+DH of I/NJG.3, defection to Gormanstown from Aalborg,Denmark.

Was one of a group of three. The others didn't make it.

Theo Boeitin has a picture. in "Night Airwar" credited to Eric Bakker, showing crew in front of nose and port engine of the above (although it

is identified as G-7) with an inset of newspaper report referring to Gormanston landing. The crew is identified in the caption as Ogefr. Kruschyna, Ofw. Herbert

Gesiecke and Uffz. Schmidt. The pilot left Germany before the war and decided to live in South Africa. After he ignored his call-up to the German Army, he was set under pressure

(I suppose a part of his family was still living in Germany) and so he returned to Germany.

This plane was flown out form its airfield in Ireland by the British testpilot Eric Brown on June 2nd 1945. This episode is mentioned in his book

"Wings of the Luftwaffe". The plane was described as a Ju 88 G6c. The plane was given the code VK888 and was in Tangmere for two years. (the picture from "The Captive Luftwaffe" is very probably this aircraft. It has the Schrage Musik in line and protruding quite far from just behind the cockpit as in the photo in p.70 of McCarron's "Wings over Ireland".

There is also a photo of +GH on p.77 of Osprey "German Nightfighter Aces of WW2" by Jerry Scutts identified as a G-6 with exhaust dampers, Naxos

and 20mm belly pack (showing the SN-2 aerials at a slant as in the Boeitin photo) ferried to England at end of the war.

There is an account in Airlife Publishing "Wings of the Luftwaffe" by Eric Brown of ferrying WkNr. 621642 back from Gormanston (no mention of

'civies'). Some years ago I saw an article in what I think was The Irish Sword of the Gormanston stop-over, written by someone with access to first-hand

accounts. In the IAC Baldonnel "Air Spectacular 2000" souvenir program there is an article on "Irish Skies in WW II" by A.P. Kearns, who was then

researching a book on the period. Perhaps he could provide more info.

I am curious as to your experience with the kit, I have built a number of Ju 88 in 1:72(AMT ERTL and Italeri). I have a Zvezda in the stash. I am currently working on a AMT ERTL G6 with the AIMS replacement cockpit and engines. Big improvemenet but I have alignment issues with the engine.

Kind regards

Brian