Karl Anton Fritz Popp JU88 Pilot (Photo's)

[Phil Lloyd]

Hi Gregor,

Great photos. My thoughts are below, hope they are of some use.

Photo 15: Aircraft flying is a Ju88.

Photo 27: Dornier 17Z is coded 3Z and belonged to KG77. In mid-July 1940 all three gruppen returned to Germany to convert to the Junkers Ju 88, with III./KG 77 returning to France in late August.

Photo 28: Entry hatch into a Ju88. Ladder is folded into hatch.

Photo 31: Balloon cable impact on Ju88, port leading edge, close to dive brake. A/C may have black undersides indicating flying over Britain by night. Ju88 in photo #40, which is inverted, may also have this finish, probably taken between Sept 40 - May 41 at a guess.

Photo 73: is definetly a Messerschmitt Bf110 C or D and was taken from the pilots seat looking aft. I think the man is holding an MG15 machine gun.

Cheers
Phil