[kglass]

I am looking for information about and photos of pilot Peter Boddem during his service with J88 of the Condor Legion in Spain. I have a copy of the Time-Life 'Fists of Steel' book with close up photo of Boddem in the cockpit of a Bf-109. Does anyone have any other photos or information for this pilot that would tie him to a particular Bf-109 matricule number? I wish to build a model of a Bf-109 associated with this pilot, who claimed 9 to 10 victories while flying for J88.

I am aware of photos showing Bf-109s with matricules o6-1 through o6-16 and 6o17 through 6o131, less the following: 6o18, 6o39, 6o41, 6o43, 6046, 6o57, 6o58, 6o65, 6o68, 6o77, 6o81, 6o85, 6o96, 6o97, 6o103 and 6o110. The odds are about 85% that a photo of Boddem's Bf-109 is already available, but which one was it?

Author Juan Arraez Cerda has confirmed to me (in an 1/2007 e-mail) the existence of photos of Bf-109s with matricules 6o46, 6o58, 6o68 and 6o103 which I have not yet seen. His e-mail also mentioned one for 6o63, which showed up in a German eBay auction this month.

Recently Bf-109A with matricule o6-10 has been attributed to pilot G. Lutzow while flying with 2./J88. I know of several differing personal markings arrangements for this long serving plane. Perhaps one of them was that of pilot Boddem.

Thank you for your time,
Ken Glass
Junior member