In previous blogs, Junkers 88 G-6 at München Brunnthal and Junkers 88 G-6 of V./NJG2, I have discussed the Junkers 88 G-6 night fighters found at the Brunnthal scrap yard, and in particular those of V./NJG2. With about half of all more or less intact aircraft at the collection point individually identified, it is time to provide an analysis of the complete line-up. In most instances only one publication source is listed although for the majority of aircraft several photographic records exist and multiple views are documented. Uncertainties about Werknummer or unit association of individual aircraft are marked with an (*) and elaborated in the comment section.
I am very grateful to Scott Pinkowski for his permission to republish photographs taken by his grandfather, Jerry Pinkowski, who served with the 347th Ordnance Depot Company and whose devotion to photography has presented us with a considerable number of “Lost Images of WW2” which Scott has published on his website, including those of Brunnthal, lostimagesofww2.
This is work in progress. Other researchers may have drawn different conclusions, so this list will perhaps spark discussion and debate.
Aerial view of the scrap yard, Loy (2010), p.43
No.
|
Aircraft
|
Werknummer
| unit marking | main source | comment |
1
|
Ju290A-7
|
290110191
|
9V+AB
Stab/FAGr5
|
Crandall (2011), p.7
| |
2
|
Si204D
|
- - - - - -
|
+KK
BFS34
|
Jerry Pinkowski Collection
| |
3
|
Ju88G-6
|
621353*
|
number “5” on tail plane
Likely V./NJG2*
|
Birkholz (1996), p.35
|
Werknummer confirmed, association with #3 almost certain. Unit not confirmed, but usage of numbers on tail plane in line with other V./NJG2 aircraft
|
4
|
Me410
|
- - - - - -
|
F6+CK
1./(F)122
|
Proulx (2007), p.29
| |
5
|
Bf110G-4
|
730286*
|
2Z+MU
10./NJG6
|
Proulx (2008), p.25
www.alamy.com via. TOCH, forum.12oclockhigh.net
|
Werknummer acc. to Proulx (2008), p.25. Alternative possible endings 95, 96 or 85
|
6
|
He111H
|
- - - - - -
|
+RW*
|
Jerry Pinkowski Collection
|
Likely 5J+RW, Yellow R of 12./KG4, see Gaemperle (2011), p.11 and 12
|
7
|
Si204D
|
- - - - - -
|
SR+AK, white 90
Blindflugschule
|
Loy (2010), p.45
| |
8
|
Ju88G-6
|
622345*
|
U5+OT
V./NJG2
|
Green (2006), p.29
|
Werknummer almost certain, discernible from internet photograph
|
9
|
He111H
|
- - - - - -
|
Birkholz (1996), p.35
| ||
10
|
He111H
|
- - - - - -*
|
Internet photo
|
Werknummer looks like 7617 - - with the last numbers potentially 0, 8, 6 combinations
|
|
11
|
Ju88G-6
|
621650
| n/a | ||
12
|
Ju88G-6
|
62 - - - - 4*
|
n/a
|
Gaemperle (2011), p.13
|
Werknummer possibly 6237-4
|
13
|
Ju88V-17
|
880017
|
DI+MW
|
Gaemperle (2011), p.13
| |
14
|
Bf110G-4
|
- - - - - -
|
+AA
|
Jerry Pinkowski Collection
| |
15
|
Ju88G-6
|
622901
|
U5+GT
V./NJG2
|
Janowicz (2005), p.73
| |
16
|
Ju88C-6
|
5556
|
Proulx (2007), p.21
| ||
17
|
Ju52
|
- - - - - -
| |||
18
|
Ju52
|
- - - - - -
| |||
19
|
He111H
|
- - - - - -
| +FW |
Jerry Pinkowski Collection
| |
20
|
Ju88C-6
|
- - - - - -
|
+OW, Yellow O
|
Proulx (2007), p.21
Neil Page’s FalkeEins blog, falkeeins.blogspot
| |
21
|
Ju88G-6
|
621602
|
number “9” on tail plane
V./NJG2*
|
V./NJG2 Flugbuch entries confirm usage of aircraft marked “9”
|
|
22
|
Ju88G-6
|
- - - - - -*
| n/a |
Possibly 620154, Werknummer confirmed at Brunnthal, association with #22 uncertain
|
|
23
|
Ju88G-6
|
- - - - - -
|
n/a
|
Gaemperle (2011), p.21 and 53
| |
24
|
Ju88G-6
|
- - - - - -
| n/a | ||
25
|
Me410
|
- - - - - -
|
Birkholz (1996), p.67
Gaemperle (2011), p.21
| ||
26
|
Me262A-1
|
170071*
|
White 2*
III./EJG2*
|
Birkholz (1996), p.67
|
Although the tactical marking is not discernible from the photograph, the upper fuselage camouflage pattern appears identical to other White 2 photographs. Unit association with III./EJG2 acc. to Brown et al. (2012), p.107
|
27
|
Ju52
|
BL+YA*
|
Internet photo
|
Stammkennzeichen acc. to Göran Larsson, www.luftwaffe-research-group.org
|
|
28
|
Ju188*
|
Gaemperle (2011), p.13
|
aircraft type very likely, but not confirmed
|
||
29
|
Ju88G-6
|
622322
|
U5+NT
V./NJG2
|
Gaemperle (2011), p.52-54
| |
30
|
Ju88G-6
|
- - - - - -
|
U5+FT
V./NJG2
|
Green (2006), p.29
| |
31
|
He111H
|
3832
|
+D-
|
Birkholz (1996), p.67
| |
| 31a |
He111H
| +FL |
Internet photo
| ||
32
|
He111H
|
Internet photo
|
Marking appears to be a Stammkennzeichen KG+
|
||
33
|
Me262A-1a/U4
|
White 34
III./EJG2*
|
Brown et al. (2012), p.107
|
With III./EJG2 acc. to Brown et al. (2012), p.107
|
|
34
|
Me262A-1b
|
111685
|
9K+FH, white F1./KG51
|
Green (2006), p.29
| |
35
|
Ju87
|
TK+H-*
|
Green (2006), p.29
|
Stammkennzeichen likely TK+HD, which the LRG database lists as Ju87C-0 V10, WNr. 4820, www.luftwaffe-research-group.org/SktzT
|
|
36
|
JuW34hi
|
Internet photo
|
+HJ acc. to LRG, www.luftwaffe-research-group.org
|
||
37
|
Me262A-1
|
111617
|
White 9
III./EJG2*
|
Warbirds Photo Album, Vol.4, p.68
|
With III./EJG2 acc. to Brown et al. (2012), p.107
|
38
|
Ju88G-6
|
621591
|
number “24” on tail plane
Likely V./NJG2*
|
Green (2006), p.29
|
Unit not confirmed, but usage of numbers on tail plane in line with other V./NJG2 aircraft
|
39
|
Bf110G-4
|
Warbirds Photo Album, Vol.4, p.68
| |||
40
|
JuW34hi
|
3075
| BB+MO* |
Internet photo
|
Stammkennzeichen not confirmed, acc. to LRG, www.luftwaffe-research-group.org
|
41
|
Ju88G-6
|
62295-*
|
U5+AT
V./NJG2
|
According to Steve Sheflin, Werknummer is 622951
|
|
42
|
He111H
|
GW+DG
|
Green (2006), p.29
eBay March 2016 photo
| ||
43
|
Ju52
|
8T+DN
5./TG2
|
Jerry Pinkowski Collection
| ||
44
|
Me410
|
130320
| BK+ZP |
Green (2006), p.79
| |
45
|
Me410
|
+EK
|
Proulx (2007), p.14
| ||
46
|
unidentified
| ||||
47
|
He111H
|
G1+
KG55
|
Internet photo
| ||
48
|
Ju88G-6
|
622990
|
U5+DT
V./NJG2
|
Loy (2010), p.46
| |
49
|
Ju188
|
Internet photo
| |||
50
|
Me410
|
130335
|
Internet photo
| ||
51
|
He111H
|
+CW
|
Proulx (2007), p.29
| ||
52
|
Bf110G-4
|
+CU
|
Crandall (2011), p.7
| ||
53
|
He111H
Si104
|
Crandall (2011), p.7
|
South - West corner entrance area
Southern perimeter - Ju88G-6 tail planes
#1 - Ju290A-7
Scrap in front of Ju290A-7
#2 - Si204D
#6 He111H
#11 - Ju88G-6
#19 - He111H
#42 - He111H
#50, #48, #43 - Me410, Ju88G-6, Ju52
#43 - Ju52
#48 - Ju88G-6
#50 - Me410
Scrap yard at Brunnthal - Bf109
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