A color photo of a (F).123 Junkers Ju 88A being refueled Sicily 01

Junkers Ju 88A6 Westa 26 Germany 1944 0A

Junkers Ju 88A 1./(F)123 (4USV) after a recon mission Perugia Italy 01

Photo 01: Junkers Ju 88 A-6 1./(F)123 (4U+SH) after a recon mission flown by Ofw. Bach Perugia, ItalThis Junkers Ju 88A-6 from 1.(F)123 flown by Ofw. Bach was being flown on a reconnaissance mission over the Mediterranean when it was chased by Allied fighters. During his escape he flew so low to the water that the propellers struck the water and shattered. Fortunately the wooden propellers broke evenly which allowed the engines to keep running and Bach made it back to his base in Perugia at a some what reduced speed. It's an amazing photo.

Junkers Ju 88Tl 1.FAGr123 (4UBH) after a recon mission flown by Ofw. Bach Perugia Italy 01

Photo 01: Junkers 88 T-l 4U+BH of 1./FAGr 123 has completed its mission, the container of film to be developed will be taken by the dispatch-rider to the photo lab. The Ju 88 T, fastest of the Ju 88 variants served in Italy with reconnaissance units l./FAGr 123 and Wekusta (Westa) 26 later 6./FAGr 122. [Bundesarchiv]

Artwork showing the emblem or unit crest of 2(F).123 0A

Junkers Ju 88D 2./(F)123 (4UFK) Greece 1942 01

Junkers Ju 88T1 2./(F)123 with 900 liter tanks Italy 1944 01

Junkers Ju 88T 2./(F)123 (4UVK) Italy 1944 0A

Profile 00: Ju 88T reconnaissance bomber of 2.(F)/123 based in Italy during 1944. The low visibility fuselage codes and simplified outline national insignia are typical of the late war Ju 88's.

Junkers Ju 88A6 3./(F)123 (4UPL) pilot Ofw Muller equipped with search radar FuG 200 01

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Junkers Ju 88D2 3./(F)123 (4UJL) mainly flew Atlantic patrol duties 1940 0A

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IL-2 Sturmovik 'Cliff's of Dover' - COD game skins
 
COD asisbiz Ju 88DTrop 2./(F)123 4U+EK Greece 1942
COD asisbiz Ju 88DTrop 2./(F)123 4U+FK Greece 1942
COD asisbiz Ju 88D2 3./(F)123 4U+JL Atlantic patrol duties 1940
COD asisbiz Ju 88D2 3./(F)123 4U+KL Atlantic patrol duties 1940

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  Perugia, Italy Map

 

  Luftwaffe pilot Walter Nowotny 258 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Theodor Weissenberger 208 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Heinz Bar 175 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Franz Schall 133 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Rudolf Rademacher 126 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Adolf Galland 104 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Hermann Buchner 58 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hohagen 50 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Rudolf Sinner 39 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow 32 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Richard Altner 25 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Gunther Wegmann 21 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Wolfgang Schenck 18 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Franz Holzinger 10 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Helmut Lennartz 10 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Alfred 'Bubi' Schreiber 9 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Eduard Schallmoser 3 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Wilhelm Batel 1 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Joachim Fingerlos 1 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Edgar Witzmann 1 kills

  Luftwaffe pilot Edmund Delatowski 0 kills

    Bibliography: +

  • 'Junkers Ju 88 - Star Of The Luftwaffe' by Manfred Griehl Published:Arms & Armour Press, Sept 1990 ISBN: 1 85409 043 7
  • History and technical development of each variant. 'Junkers Ju 88' by Ron Mackay Published:The Crowood Press, Oct 2001 ISBN: 1 86126 431 3
  • Comprehensive history of Ju 88.
  • 'Junkers Ju 88 Over All Fronts' by Joachim Stein Published:Schiffer Publishing, 1991 ISBN: 0 88740 3123
  • Pictorial history of the Ju 88.
  • 'Junkers Ju 88 In Action Vol 2: Aircraft in Action No.113' by Brian Filley Published:Squadron/Signal Publications, July 1991 ISBN: 0 89747 258 6
    Traces the development of the fighter versions. Very well illustrated.
  • 'The Junkers Ju 88 Night Fighters: Profile No.148' by Alfred Price Published:Profile Publications Ltd, 1967 ISBN: n/a
    Concise well illustrated history of the Ju 88C/G variants.
  • 'German Night Fighter Aces Of World WAr-2: Osprey Aircraft Of The Aces - 20 by Jerry Scutts
    Published:Osprey Publishing, 1998 ISBN: 1 85532 696 5
    Covers the development, tactics and leading aces of the Luftwaffe night fighter force. Some factual errors.
  • 'Nachtjagd-The Night Fighter Versus Bomber War Over The Third Reich 1939-1945' by Theo Boiten
    Published:The Crowood Press, June 1997 ISBN: 1 86126 086 5
    * Traces the parallel development of RAF night bombing and Luftwaffe night fighting during WW2. Very well written.

    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88

 

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