Helmut Lent and Ju 88G-6 "D5+AA"

[markr]

Ju 88G-6 "D5+AA", Werk # 751081, was aircraft that Nightfighter Ace Helmut Lent was killed in (accident), October 1944.

Did he achieve any of his final victories with this, or any Ju 88?

I had thought that he had all of his victories with Me 110's.

Best,

markr

[ArtieBob]

Ju 88 R-2 W.Nr. 751081 was assigned to Obstlt. Lent NJG 3 in June 1944 after installation of Flensburg. It apparently had previously served with NJG 2 as 4R+ OK. Sorry, I have no record of whether he had any victories while flying this a/c, however, note that it had been assigned to him in mid summer, so there were several months when he could have flown it in combat.

Best regards,

Artie Bob

[markr]

ArtieBob,

So Werk # 751081 was an R-2, and not a G-6?

Many thanks!

markr

[Maciej Góralczyk]

Hello,
were any photos of this machine published?

Best regards,
Maciej

[M sIMPSON]

Hi there,
Lent's last operational flight in an Me 110 was on the night of 12/13 May 1944,at which time he had claimed 95 victories,87 at night.However he had apparently flown a Ju 88 in combat at least once before, on the night of 24/25 March 1944,coded D5+MT,when he claimed two four-engined aircraft.
Lent's first operational flight in D5+AA was on the night of 21/22 May 1944,at which point it was his regular,if not only,aircraft.He achieved his 100th victory,92 at night, in D5+AA on the night of 15/16 June 1944 when he claimed three Lancasters.
All this information from Peter Hinchliffe's book 'The Lent Papers'.
Regards,Mark.

[keith A]

I might be mistaken but I thought he'd flown a Do215B-5 for time in 1942.