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.

[mathieu]

Hei,

In 1942 Lent flew regulary with the Do 215B5 R4+DC from airbase Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. Whether he achived victories while flying this Do is unknown to me. This Do 215 had additional fueltanks in the bombay that increased the flying time up to 5 hours. there is a photo from the R4+DC in thread http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...&highlight=215

regards from Netherlands,

Mathieu.