Kurt Ubben first saw combat with II./186, the so-called Träger or 'carrier' Gruppe established in November 1938 as a carrier fighter unit to equip Germany’s first aircraft carrier, the “Graf Zeppelin”. The 4.Staffel mustered with the Ju 87 Stuka while Staffeln 5 and 6 received the Bf 109. The unit first saw action in Poland and then in Norway.
This is his G-6 trop seen in Foggia, southern Italy, during the late spring of 1943 displaying small command chevrons just forward of the fuselage cross and the III./JG 77 wolf's head emblem with 'Wander-Zirkus' inscription.
Thanks to Del for the 'post-scan' photo-processing and image enhancement.
