[philippe1]

hello, pre-production series junkers JU 87B-0,D-IELX this machine still features old type of painting scheme-splintered pattern of RLM 61 Braun
RLM 62 grun and RLM 63 hellgrau with undersides in RLM 65 hellblau
black registration letters D-IELX are visible under wings .This machine was probably one of the only 3 JU87 Bs with old style camouflage typical of a ju87A
now about production of C-1
the RLM gave green light in jan 39 to start the production at weser's bremen facility .A pre-production batch of 10 aircraft was ordered on 1 april 1939 with deliveries planned between April and July 1940 .Deliveries of 120 examples of the C-1production variant were set to take place between july 40-and April 41
The JU87C-0 order was soon reduced to five aircraft , since that number was believed to be adequate for final testing prior to full-scale production .
suspension of work on the graf zeppelin aircraft carrier resulted in the RLM's decision of october 6,1939 to reduce the JU87 C-1 order from 120 to 30 examples
cheers
phil