Ju-88 Unit Identity

[Wurger]

Was the pic taken in a hangar? I thought I might have seen the one.

 

[Airframes]

My first thoughts on location were Russia, just going off the wide-open space and relatively flat landscape.

 

[Wurger]

Exactly Terry I thought the same.Still going through tons of books...

 

[Njaco]

Thanks to me new scanner I bought yesterday, I have the pic...

from "German Bombers Over Russia" by Bryan Philpott, pg 56

 

[Wurger]

I have found this in one of books about He111.These letters are a factory code ones.But these on these Ju87 are the unit code and markings.

Have you noticed that letters for the code are always of the same colour contrary to the code (D letter) on the Ju-88.

 

[Junkers88A1]

i am 99,9% sure that is the factorycode. and it has probaly just arrived from the factory. the theatrical band indicating russian front but was painted here and there by different units.. the one we salvaged had it across the balkencross on the fuselage..and i have seen them painted further back and further up on the fuselage also..

see picture

GF

 

[Junkers88A1]

i have looked closer on the picture and to me it seems that this aircrfat is on frontline service and that they have painted on the indvidual letter for the aircraft for the KG its in and the barbarossa markings. the underwing yellow matches the A5 we salvaged 100% and the band on the fuselage is just a bit in front of what it was on ours.. my thoughts on this is that the most important thing is to get the yellow on so one can identify it as friend ( so the other friendly guys around dont shoot it down ) and also the induvidual marking for the Kg so guys knew what plane to fly when issued one..and that the groupmarkings would wait until time would permitt !! I would guess KG 54 as all pictures i have seen on G 54 in russia had the band all over, no standard.. some here and some there.. hehe ( just my thoughts on the matter )