A close up view of a abandoned KG51 Ju 88A 01

A close up view of Junkers Ju 88 emblem KG51 02

Junkers Ju 88A KG51 (9K+) Eastern Front 01

Junkers Ju 88A KG51 (9K+Dx) Eastern Front 01

A color photo Junkers Ju 88A5 Stab I./KG51 (9K+BB) Color 01

A color photo Junkers Ju 88A5 Stab I./KG51 (9K+BB) Color 02

Junkers Ju 88A Stab I./KG51 (9K+AB) Capt Haeberlen City of Memmingen Russia 1942 43 01

Junkers Ju 88A Stab I./KG51 (9K+DB) Geruschke crew shot down by tanks Alexandrovka Feb 21st 1943 01

Photo 01: A highly unusual modification was carried out using this Ju 88A-4 coded (9K+FB) W.Nr. 1050 of II./KG51 in Romania during 1941. The bomber was field modified with two flame thrower tubes mounted under the rudder. Although successfully tested, the oil fed flame thrower never reached operational status on the Ju 88.

Junkers Ju 88 A-5 2./KG51 (9K+GK) Max Brandenburg Bulgaria 8th May 1941

Max Brandenburg Bulgaria MIA 8 May, 1941 but returned. Over 400 combat mission, multiple sea vessel victories.

Junkers Ju 88A Stab II./KG51 (9K+FB) WNr 1050 Romania 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A Stab II./KG51 (9K+XC) Metz crew survived a direct flak hit 01

Junkers Ju 88A 4./KG51 (9K+CM) Western Front 01

Junkers Ju 88A 6./KG51 (9K+GP) Eastern Front 01

Photo 01: A Ju 88A-4 of 6./KG51 coded (9K+GP) prepares for take-off Eastern Front. Carries the usual Eastern Front markings of yellow band and yellow spinners, but also carries a thin yellow band round the front of the engine cowling.

Junkers Ju 88A 6./KG51 (9K+LP) Eastern Front 01

Junkers Ju 88A4 III./KG51 Bagerowo Krim Ukraine 1942 01

Junkers Ju 88A III./KG51 over Russia 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A4 7./KG51 (9K+FR) aerial photo over Russia 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A4 8./KG51 (9K+DS) aerial photo over Russia 1941 01

Junkers Ju 88A 9./KG51 (9K+CT) Eastern Front 01

A color photo Junkers Ju 88A 9./KG51 (9K+CT) Eastern Front 01

Photo 01: This colored photograph taken from a post card shows a Ju 88A of 9./KG51 coded (9K+CT) in flight over the Eastern Front.

Junkers Ju 88A 10./KG51 (9K+DU) France 1940

Photo 01: The Ju 88A-1 of 10./KG51 coded 9K+DU still carries the standard factory camouflage. The letter D is white and the spinner tips are in blue to reflect the IV Gruppe color.

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COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab I./KG51 9K+AB Memmingen emblem Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab I./KG51 9K+AB Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab I./KG51 9K+BB Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab III./KG51 9K+CD Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab III./KG51 9K+DB Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab III./KG51 9K+DD Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A Stab III./KG51 9K+ED Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 4./KG51 9K+AM Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 4./KG51 9K+CM Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 6./KG51 9K+CP Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 6./KG51 9K+FP Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 6./KG51 9K+LP Southern Russia 1941 43
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 9./KG51 9K+CT Southern Russia 1942
COD asisbiz Ju 88A 9./KG51 9K+CT Southern Russia 1943

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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

  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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