kgambit
Tech Sergeant
The U5+ marking marks this as a unit of Kampgeschwader 2. IIRC, the yellow D would mark this as from the 1st gruppe, third staffel.
"Kampfgeschwader 2 " Holzhammer " (KG 2) (Battle Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939 and operated the Dornier Do 17 light bomber, Dornier Do 217 and Junkers Ju 188 heavy bombers." (from Wikipedia)
I./ Kg2 operated in Poland, Greece, the Balkans, the Eastern Front. The Yellow tail, engine cowlings and underwing tips were typical of markings for either the Eastern Front, Greece or possibly the Balkans.
The Condor Legion emblem on the side of the plane is typical for units that had served in the Spanish Civil War and were subsequently re-assigned. But the remainder of the markings on the plane in your link are NOT Spanish Civil War markings.
Do 17s from the Spanish Civil war would have white tails and white wing tips, and would be painted in a four color camo - RLM 61 / 62 / 63 on the upper surfaces and RLM 65 underneath, and German markings such as the Hackenkreuze would NOT have been used.
"Kampfgeschwader 2 " Holzhammer " (KG 2) (Battle Wing 2) was a Luftwaffe bomber unit during the Second World War. The unit was formed in May 1939 and operated the Dornier Do 17 light bomber, Dornier Do 217 and Junkers Ju 188 heavy bombers." (from Wikipedia)
I./ Kg2 operated in Poland, Greece, the Balkans, the Eastern Front. The Yellow tail, engine cowlings and underwing tips were typical of markings for either the Eastern Front, Greece or possibly the Balkans.
The Condor Legion emblem on the side of the plane is typical for units that had served in the Spanish Civil War and were subsequently re-assigned. But the remainder of the markings on the plane in your link are NOT Spanish Civil War markings.
Do 17s from the Spanish Civil war would have white tails and white wing tips, and would be painted in a four color camo - RLM 61 / 62 / 63 on the upper surfaces and RLM 65 underneath, and German markings such as the Hackenkreuze would NOT have been used.
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