Plane ID please

[Bill Miller]

I felt a little silly asking, so I am glad I am not the only one not sure which plane it is. I think the photo illustrates an event that happened in may of 1945. The original participants in the photo identified it as a Junkers 188...

From the 123 LAD War Diary:

2 May 1945. Peheim, Germany.
Weather: Morning - cool and cloudy; afternoon - cool and cloudy; evening cool and cloudy.

"A" Sect., LAD moved to new location near Horn. A 100 hr check being carried out on a tank today.

A Junkers 188 landed in an adjoining field a little distance away about 6 pm this evening. Capt. Duncan and some LAD personnel went out to investigate. The five members of the crew were outside the plane and raised their hands in surrender at the approach of the LAD personnel. Sgt. Heil acting as an interpreter learned they had flown from Trondheim, Norway to surrender. They were given something to eat and taken under armed escort to RHQ.

S/Sgt. Heil has been identified as the one sitting atop the Canopy in the photo I posted. Mr. Heil is still alive at 91 and living on Vancouver Island. I have sent him this photo in hopes of a positive ID and perhaps a bit more detail to the story.

Capt. Duncan has also mentioned this incident and recalled it was a Junkers . However, neither the War Diary or Duncan himself mentioned anything about it being a "crash" landing however, as evidenced in the photo.

Thanks again,
Bill.