Junkers Ju 87 A of “Legion Condor”

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Date: 1938
Place: Spain
Photographer: Unknown

Relatively rare picture of a Junkers Ju 87 A of “Legion Condor”, which, according to the German books on the Legion during the Spanish Civil War, never existed! Always only three Ju 87 A, based on the “Jolanthe-Schwein” (Jolanthe-Pig) emblem called the “Jolanthe-Kette”, are mentioned used for experiments as dive-bombers. These three aircraft arrived in Spain on January 15th, 1938. The following aircraft and crews are known: 29●2 Unteroffizier Bartels/Unteroffizier Fleisch, 29●3 Leutnant Gerhard Weyert /Unteroffizier Göller, and 29●4 Leutnant Hermann-Josef Haas (Kettenführer)/Feldwebel Kramer. All crews came from 11.Staffel/Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) and had only flown the Ju 87 for a few months before arriving in Spain! In fact also the Ju 87 A 29●5, 29●6, and 29●7 flew operations, the last two from July 1938 onwards. Little is known about this Ju 87 A 29●5. Who knows more?

Source:
Luftwaffe im Focus - Edition No.1 2002

Messerschmitt Bf 109 of LG 2 Belly Landed at Liege

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Date: May 1940
Place: Luik, Liege, Belgium
Photographer: Unknown

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 “black 2”, Werknummer 703 of 2.(J)/Lehrgeschwader 2. Picture taken in the area of Luik/Liege, soon after the beginning of the offensive in the West on May 10th 1940. This could be the Bf 109 of Unteroffizier Friedrich Möller who, after returning from a mission, had to belly land his aircraft due to lack of fuel on May 10th 1940. The “Emil” carries the standard 1940 camouflage and the “tophat” emblem of 2.(J)/LG 2. The aircraft was delivered to the Erla factory in Leipzig on June 3rd with 23% damage. After being repaired the Bf 109 was flown by Hauptmann Josef Fözö, Gruppenkommandeur of II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 51, in the autumn of 1940.

Source:

Luftwaffe im Focus - Edition No.1 2002