Junkers Ju 188 in Norway....

[Lucky13]

Being that I've tried to get my dirty mittens one of them Dragon 1/48 Ju 188E-1's (A-1's) for some time, I was wondering, who flew them and where were they based, want to turn it into a recon version if possible, think that some were based at Kirkenes with Aufkl. Gr.22, or something...

Hopefully they'll be reissued (Revell, are you reading?)....

 

[fubar57]

Which time frame Jan. I have a couple of books I can look through for you.

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

No particular time frame Geo, cheers!

 

[Lucky13]

Found this, but as I said, it's and D-1...

20.02.45, 1.(F)/124, West of Andøya, Missing under recon mission, Ju 188D-1, 230423, G2+XH,

Ofw. Wilhelm Conradi (F) Missing
Uffz. Horst Schaper (B) Missing
Uffz. Walter Bareis (Bf) Missing
Obgefr. Rudolf Umlauf (Bm) Missing
Gefr. Alexander Kolaschnik (Bs) Missing

 

[fubar57]

A little something to wet your whistle as I search, first for the books and then the info.

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Where any of these lovelies based in Norway, to deal with the convoys?

 

[Lucky13]

Would quite like this one at the bottom, the D-2!

 

[Lucky13]

Does anyone know, where I can find the FuG 200 in 1/48?

 

[fubar57]

FuG 200 Hohentwiel radar array | EXT48085 | EXTRATECH | 1:48

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Geo, appreciated!

Btw, do have anything on the D-1?

 

[fubar57]

You might want to have a drink or two until I get back.....

Geo

From some quick reading, the D-1 was a converted A-1 with the bomb aimer and forward gun removed and additional fuel cells. A brief recon has found no photos.

 

[Lucky13]

Bought this for the D-2 based at Kirkenes...

Cheers again Geo!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!

 

[Lucky13]

Also found this one....
Would some of the parts be for the camera openings, I'm not 100% sure, but it does look like it....

 

[YakFlyer]

Where any of these lovelies based in Norway, to deal with the convoys?

View attachment 230554

Damn, I want that kit.

 

[YakFlyer]

I still find the Ju 88 story fascinating. If you think about it, the Mosquito did not exist and nor did the P51 when the Ju 88 entered service. A machine that could drop a substantial bonbload, then dogfight it's way home. The A26 could achieve this, but that wasn't until near the end of WW2. They (the Hierachy) never did get a true 4 engine bomber into service though, did they...thankfully.

 

[fubar57]

Would quite like this one at the bottom, the D-2!

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Excellent Geo! That's my bird.....well, you know what I mean!
Question is though, how the (insert your choice of colourful vocabulary here) the best way to do those squiggles(?).....

 

[Wayne Little]

Very carefully Jan...very carefully...