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Re: Ju 88 L4+AK
The photo shows a Ju 88 of I/Lehrgeschwader 1 ( Griffin on nose ) and the K means it belongs to the 2nd Staffel . The difficult bit is that that the code is not unique to one aircraft as one L1+AK was lost its replacement would have the same code. The I/LG 1 operated from Bricy between July 1940 and Jan. 1941 however full aircraft aircraft codes do not always appear in records, the unit history shows the following 2/LG 1 losses:-
12-8-40 wn and code not known crashed at Bricy 3 injured 1 killed
4-9-1940 L1+AK wn 4034 40% damaged following enemy fire at Dinard
However both these are Ju88s A-1s while the photos showing the starboard wingtip appears to be the rounded tip of an A-5 but I am not certain on this. There is wn 4141 an A-5 shown with no code and just I/Gr which crashed at Clermont on 4-12-40.
There are other losses to the Ist Gruppe where the staffel is not shown, so the identity of this aircraft cannot be definitely stated on the photos alone,
Regards
Brian Bines
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