[Larry Hickey]

Chris,

Via Peter Cornwell, I have excellent coverage of the Podbielski crash from all views--will be one of our profiles. Still carries the old 7./KG4 coding. I've also got photos of four different Ju88s from 8./KG4 - 8./KG30 that carry a light-colored umbrella in a gunsight (not the I./KG30 emblem) during what appears to be the 1940 period while based in Holland. This emblem doesn't appear in the standard reference publications and I don't know if this emblem survived the transition to 8./KG30. It almost certainly was the 8./KG4 Staffel emblem earlier in 1940. I don't know of a 9./KG4 emblem on Ju88s during 1940. Would be interested in seeing some of your reference photos for the 7. Staffel bat/moon insignia on aircraft into late 1940 and early 1941. Would also appreciate seeing your crash-landed Blitz III./KG30 emblem a/c plus those of the 9th StaKap Rinck down the night of Jan 27/28, 1941. Along with looking for profile subjects, I'm trying to sort out the colors of the thin outline on the III./KG30 diving eagle badge after the change over to the 2nd Formation of the unit at the end of October, 1940. I think the outline changed from red prior to that time to white after that time. Your photos may help confirm this.

Regards,