The Eagles Over Europe Project

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Can anyone provide photos of this aircraft? It turns out that we don't have copies of the photos of this a/c in the EoE photo DB, and this will likely be a color profile. At least three photos exist of the cockpit area taken while it was at the RAE for evaluation, and there are at least two other photos of it known while it was at Oaklington being readied for transport to Farnborough.

Here is the "G-Report" on this incident:

19 September 1940:
"Ju.88A/1. Crashed at OAKLINGTON, LONG STANTON Aerodrome, near CAMBRIDGE (Map reference L.88686) on 19.9.40 at 1600 hours. Identification markings 7A+FM (F black, outlined in white). Made by Junkers Werke, DESSAU. Acceptance date 7.8.40. Crest, an owl wearing spectacles perched on red pencil. Aircraft force landed and is little damaged. Port engine probably failed. A few .303 bullet holes in port engine and in cockpit. Engines Jumo 211. Armament 6 MG.15's. Standard armour plating fitted. Crew 4, prisoners. Three cameras fitted in bomb compartment in fuselage operated from bomb aimers position. No bomb sights and no bomb selector gear fitted. No external bomb racks or dive brakes. In usual position of bomb sight, 3 message tubes are fitted."

Any help would be appreciated.