I had these arrive from Germany a week or so ago and I have spent a few hours trying to identify them.
They have ben used for seventy years as a wood store cover by a villager who souveniered parts from a crashed aircraft late in the war that crashed near his village. He says it was a Ju88.
They are ca. 1.4m long and have a chord of 70cm.
They have hinges at one side and catches at the other. They taper slightly.
I have had Ju88 engine top and side cowls before; the side cowl were from the early and late Jumo 211 variants with/without turbocharger. Firstly they were shorter and different - straight ribbing - construction.
Some of the Ju88 undercarriage doors variants used this double skinned construction.
From exterior pictures; books and dimensions - they fit with the Ju88 G4/G6 and Ju188 Jumo 213 engine cowls - three catches - four leaves. These being the port upper and starboard lower cowls.
The other two leaves having air intake and access hatch.
the edge on the cleaner variants also fits with images of a lip above the exhaust stacks.
The issue is complicated by the large number of images only with the far shorter BMW engines. Even the later longer BMW engines had simple ribbed 4 catch cowlings.
As as scientist I need proof as to what things are... There are no markings - to be expected on late war items that have been outside for 70 years..
Has anyone any pictures of a Ju88/Ju188 Jumo 213 engine cowl internal structure ?
The only techncial drawings I have seen are for the 4 catch variant used on the Ju388. It has simple ribbing.
Can anyone help with proof or alternative suggestions?
Attached link to image of Ju188 cowl
http://www.wwiiaircraftphotos.com/LCBW1 ... 002f+s.jpg
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