Thread: Plane ID please
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Old 07-08-07, 10:42
Wayne McGee Wayne McGee is offline
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Default Ju188

The more I look at the photo the more convinced I am that it's an early version Junkers Ju 188A?-E? the wings and engine nacelles show its Ju 88 ancestry, the outboard bomb racks dissapeared in later versions to reduce drag, and just visible on either side of the nose are radar aerials which give it away as a night fighter. I'll stick with my origional guess of late war in spite of the fact that Wikipedia says the first versions were as early as mid-42, because of; the radar, the uniforms. It's not winter so... late fall '44 or spring '45 around 1345 hrs.
Further usless trivia: Wooden props show the German shortage of metals. Also, this landing appears to have been done with power as all the props are sheared off. I sure hope he just did'nt forget to put those wheelie thingies down. or he will catch proper hell.
(Just kidding about that 1345 hrs)
Hope I helped
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