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Photo's:Junkers Ju 88 A-1 (WNr. 088119) U4-TK of KG.100 sinking through the melting ice on lake Jonsvatnet, Trondheim, Norway. April 1940. When the Germans attacked Trondheim on April 9 1940, they found the airfield at Vaernes unprepared to handle the weight of its transports planes and bombers. Until the runway could be improved, the Luftwaffe began using nearby frozen Jonsvatnet Lake as a forward-operating base. The lake, five miles south of Trondheim, opened as an airstrip on April 11, when eighteen Ju-52s arrived with ammunition. This was followed by the arrival of Ju-88s of KG26 and KG 30.
On April 15, bombers from Jonsvatnet attacked the town of Namsos, burning it to the ground. And although Jonsvatnet Lake would only be used for two weeks, it provided a landing field for troop-laden Ju-52s that would form an attack force to move up the coast. Once the airfield at Vaernes was opened, the Germans were able to airlift in more than 1,500 troops a day. On April 22, an RAF Wellington bomber flew over the lake and reported more than fifteen aircraft operating from the improvised airfield. The following day, the Luftwaffe began moving its aircraft to Vaernes, where wooden planking had been laid down to improve the runway surface. Only an He-111 and a Ju-88 were left at the field, sinking through the ice. On April 25, RAF Skuas strafed the two aircraft, setting the wings of the remaining Ju=88 (U4-TK), on fire.
This plane has been recovered and is being restored - read more here - https://www.facebook.com/ju88Gardermoen/
(Colourised by RJM)
Photo's:Series of photos showing the recovery of a Junkers Ju 88 which sunk to the bottom of a lake at Jonsvatnet in Norway. Ju 88A 2./ErgK.Gr.4 (U4+TK) WNr 0119 Norway Aug 1941. U4+TK or CO+FY 2./KG 30 Recovered from Jonsvannet September 2004. Aircraft built in 1940. It served for a time with Erg.KGr 4.
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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
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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