Junkers Ju 88A I./KG506 Emblem 01

The badge of I./KGr 506 comprised three black and white birds flying above a medium blue sea on a pale blue shield. Kampfgruppe 506 was formed from the coastal reconnaissance unit Kiistenfliegergruppe 506 on 19 October 1941 although it had exchanged its He 115 floatplanes for Ju 88s at Perle berg in March. Its first Kommandeur was Obstlt. Walter Schwarz

Junkers Ju 88A 1./KG506 (S4FH) Malmi Finland 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A 1./KG506 (S4FH) Pori Finland 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A 1./KG506 (S4FH) Pori Finland 1941 0A

Junkers Ju 88A 3./KG506 (1T?S) Greece 1942 01

Junkers Ju 88A 3./KG506 (1TAS) Greece 1942 0A

Junkers Ju 88A 3./KG506 (1TAS) Greece 1942 0B

Junkers Ju 88A 3./KG506 (S4AL) Finland 1941 01

Photo 01: These Junkers Ju 88A's of 3./KG506 coded (S4+AL) 1941 were probably finished in RLM 70/71/65 camouflage used by the majority of the bomber versions of the type. (S4+AL) is probably the Staffelkapitän's machine with the 'A' out lined in yellow, the Staffel color. The nearest aircraft has a white propeller spinners indicating it's from I Gruppe.

Junkers Ju 88A4Trop KG26 (1TBS) previously with 8./KG28 May 1944 0A

Profile 00: Ju 88 of II /KG26 (former 3./KGr 506), Kalamaki (Greece) 1942 and Grosseto (Italy) 1943. The KGr 506 was assigned to KG 26 in June 1942 for anti shipping duty as Torpedo Bomber.

IL-2 Sturmovik 'Cliff's of Dover' - COD game skins
 
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 1./KG506 S4+FH Malmi Finland 1941
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 3./KG506 1T+AS Greece 1942
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 3./KG506 S4+AL Finland 1941
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 3./KG506 S4+BL Finland 1941
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 3./KG506 S4+FL Finland 1941
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 8./KG28 1T+BS Italy 1944
COD asisbiz Ju 88A V./KG506 S4+DE Finland 1941

  asisbiz skin

  Pori Finland Map

 

  Stavanger, Norway Map

 

    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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