[Larry Hickey]

Peter,

I just CCed you on the initial artist's reference package for doing a major painting of this raid. I do have this photo previously from you of Storp's plane being salvaged. The insignia on the nose is a mystery to me. This aircraft should be 4D+DH and either carry a "white shield with a gunsight over an umbrella" or the new I./KG30 diving eagle insignia on a white shield. This is a dark shield with a thin white edge. This looks more like the II./KG30 diving eagle insignia on a red shield with a thin white outline. Can anyone figure out what we're looking at here? Doesn't fit my understanding of I./KG30 unit markings during this period at all.

It's rather important to sort this out, as this a/c is likely to be featured in a major painting in the EoE Phoney War Volume, showing attacking Spitfires engaging this a/c with HMS Southampton and the Firth of Forth RR Bridge in the background. Need to know W.Nr. to determine what this insignia is. The photo confirms that this a/c had a 3-bladed prop, but it would sure be useful to know the W.Nr. of this a/c, which should have been able to be determined by RAF intelligence from the salvaged portion of the wreck. This must exist somewhere in British records. I've also got to believe that better photos exist somewhere of the insignia carried by this Ju88.

Who can help here?

Regards,