1/72 mpc profile series JU-88 A4/D1 "Spanish ju"

[destrozas]

pollença april 19, 1943 a Ju-88D-1 Trop of the Luftwaffe, based in Sardinia, F6 + NH, W.nr. 430842, group 1 (F) ./122), fuel had trouble returning from a mission over North Africa, Sortie dispatched from Sardinia to the North African Coast. On the return journey low fuel levels caused the plane to be put down in a field of cereal at Muros village, Mallorca – having failed in an attempted landing at the airfield at pollença, Mallorca. The crew Uffz. Fritz Riedel, Uffz. Egon Paul, Uffz. Rudolf Theime and Uffz Herbert Kubik were repatriated two days later. The aircraft sustained severe damage to its engines and underbelly in the crash. pending to be admitted to the Spanish army as they were in the last fringes to sign a contract to purchase Junkers 10 aircraft JU 88 A4 and assimilation through the internment of different damaged aircraft arrived to Spain as it happened the march, 1 of 1944.

The plane was disarmed and sent to the mestranza aerea of albacete where it was repaired by the technicians, newly arrived from junkers. first of all in the field of aviation in Mallorca the plane was quickly painted according to Spanish historians RLM 65 rows typical of models such as boarding and c-6 night fighter injured in santander months earlier, at the time of assembling the plane to haver suffered damage to both engines were replaced these engines night fighter partially destroyed in an accident near the border with france.



Recent photo mounted albacete plane upon arrival via reus from mallorca



my model:



1971 mold, models of that time already know little interior detail will be detailed so slowly, all scracth.

I put the instructions to make it look like it was inside did not picture Great decision, and will continue with the photos of what I've hido doing

[deafpanzer]

Great choice... really like the camo in the pictures! You have my attention as usual!

[Deleted]

Nice choice of subject.   The MPC kit is an old Airfix one I think ? If so it'll need some work !

[fightnjoe]

this will be interesting for me as i know nothing of this a/c.

looking forward to following along with this.



joe

[Leon]

Count me in Dez.Looking forward to another great build from you.

[Deleted]

Nice start.

[destrozas]

next step

[destrozas]

while i was in the process of assembling the plane could locate grandchildren of the mechanics who repaired the plane in the Balearic Islands, and photos there that according comment that I had been told it was the same plane were actually two different the first is the plane he was doing and the second according looks has very stressed code F + T at the bottom covered with new paint and the plane was N + H

I was reviewing the issues that I have open forum and I found that this was too open and the plane already finished I put photos as it was

the wheels weathering included


retrieve and repaired after the plane was completely repainted to remove the Germans emblems for two reasons:
1- the flight to albacete there would not be intercepted by the Allies as they had to cross the warring waters of the Mediterranean
2- agreements with allies that were not returned when German planes had touched down in Spain, (this was not always performed only when the aircraft needed repair if the plane was able to fly it was what I needed for the crew return even weapons), green is similar to RLM71



On the green earth with a color will become the spaghetti that were painted without rhyme to free will. the airplane was painted in a matter of only two days







the bottom as always paint with black primer and given the marking paint wear



started Spanish army markings on the tail cross San Andres






red and yellow rounds is they placed in the position and the size necessary to meet the German Crosses





overview of the plane

[Leon]

Nice to see this back on the bench Dez! The camo and markings look great.

[deafpanzer]

Lovely work on the camo! The markings look fantastic too!

[destrozas]

thanks mates