Monday 1 July 2013

more Ju 88 C nightfighters of NJG 2


Having carried out intruder attacks over Britain with some success for virtually 12 months, the Ju 88 Cs of I./ NJG 2 were transferred to the Mediterranean and the western desert of North Africa in late 1941. Above; Ju 88 C-4 " R4+EK" (2./ NJG 2) came to grief during the transfer flight to Sicily and made an emergency landing near Naples. The aircraft retained the overall black finish applied in Europe. Ofw. Hermann Sommer claimed the unit's first night kill in this theatre on 13 December 1941, a Beaufighter downed over Crete - click on the images for a full-screen view...


Spring/summer 1942, a Ju 88 C of 2./ NJG 2 at Benghazi-Berka. Note the open Bola, the Nachtjagd emblem on the nose and the white fuselage band. The drums in the makeshift fuel depot are marked B4 (87 octane avgas). The inscription on the reverse of the lower pic simply reads "Benghasi"..



A selection of views of  Ju 88 C or R sub-types on the strength of 6./ NJG 2 photographed at Kassel-Rothwesten during May/June 1944. The machine in the lower picture is equipped with FuG 220 Lichtenstein  SN-2. Also just visible in this image ( to the right of the picture) is a Ju 88 G-1 (with tall tail) camouflaged with netting...





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