Ju 88 A-4 "factoids"

[edNorth]

Hi all,

The Aeroplane Jan 2015 has article on KG 51 in "Operation Barbarossa" (P.62). On the cover says "Target: Russia" (sic) but when "Operation Barbarossa" was launched, it was against Soviet Forces (i.e. the then Soviet Union, Air and Ground Forces) and targets for that day really were in other (former and present) countries than "Russia".. ah well.

If I recall correctly Soviet Forces had taken half of East Poland (September 1939), and this needed be driven out first, and the invasion was also first into the Ukraine, not Russia. Attacks in "Russia" proper coming later.
(Does this reflect that the writers or the magazine editors do not know THAT History all that well?)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Barbarossa.PNG

Furthermore, pictures in article show Ju 88 "R5501" which was a A-4 version (and stated at field in the Ukraine).

BUT NOT ONE KG 51 Ju 88 A-4 did particpate on 22.06.1941.

KG 51 had none by that time. There is also error (in the article) saying KG 51´s "... and its Ju 88A-4s were beeing upgraded for further action ..." just prior to Barbarossa. These were all Ju 88 A-5 version (as the W.Nr´s of lost planes lost that day indicate!) as is bottom photo of page 64.

Best regards & Happy New Year
Ed