Joachim Helbig.Ju 88

[stefaan]

Hi Guys.
I have a friend that wants to do a model used by the above pilot.
I will quote his request.
Can you guys help please.
To cut a long story short, what I am looking for are ANY of the following details:

• Pics of his aircraft (he flew mainly with LG 1 and all his aircraft were apparently all coded L1 + AM);
• What type of Ju 88 he was flying, where (main theatres of operation - Battle anf Britain and the Mediterranean and in support of Rommel in Africa (the latter would be of real interest)) and when;
• Type of camoufllage.

I have gone through all of the books I have here, but my coverage of the German bomber arm is rather poor - a matter of poor investment in that area!.

For your info, Helbig was probably the leading Ju 88 pilot as you can see from the extract ex Wikipedia on him, as follows (there is much more there, but no details of his aircraft that a modeller needs):



Thx a mil
Stefaan

[G.R.Morrison]

There are a number of both ground and in-flight photos of Ju 88A-5/Trop WNr.4371 L1+EM (weiße E) of 4./LG 1 being used by Hptm. Joachim HELBIG.

These are from the period shortly after his radio operator, Fw. Franz SCHLUND also received the Ritterkreuz (end August 1941). At this time they were based at Eleusis (near Athens), flying ops against Mersa Matruh, Abu Sueir and Port Tarfiq

Paint finish: RLM79 above, scruffy black beneath. The unit emblem of a mounted crusader knight is also carried. Observe the masked WNr. on nose and ‘E’ on gondola.

Reference photos:

Ries, _Dora Kurfürst u. rote 13, Band 3_, pp105, 109

Ries, _Luftwaffe Embleme_, p.161

Brütting, _Das waren die deutschen Kampfflieger-Asse_, pp 18, 183, 184

Held & Obermaier, _Die deutsche Luftwaffe im Afrika-Feldzug_, pp19, 83, 86, 95, 99

Hope this helps, but be sure to advise your friend that it IS an A-5, not A-4.

GRM

[edNorth]

His "favorite" was A-5 4247 L1+AM in 1941 / later L1+AMB (also later converted to A-10).

[stefaan]

Hi Guys.
Thx a mil.
I'll send to him.
Doubt that he has those books. We are way down in South Africa and don't have access to German books.
Stefaan