Corgi 1/72 Junkers Ju88A-19 Crete 1942 German WW2 (AA36701)
The Junkers Ju88A-10 (L1+EN) was in its heyday in 1941 and 1942, with the Luftwaffe enjoying superiority in the air over Greece and Crete before deploying to operation Barberossa. This fine model is of an aircraft that was part of ll Gruppe, Lehrgeschwadwer 1 (ll/G1), Heraklion, Crete 1942, A big model with a wingspan of 274mm (10 3/4"). Just a few left now!
In 1938 the Lehrgeschwader became Lehrgeschwader 1 while ll Geschwader became l (Schwere Jagd) Lehrgesschwader and began taking delivery of Bf 110 twin engined fighters. By August 1939 the geschwader was fully equipped with Bf 110s and was redeginated V Gruppe (Zerstorer) of Lehrgeschwader 1. llLGl operated Ju-88 aircraft from 1940 and were deployed in May 1941 to Eleusis in Greece in anticipation of the invasion of Crete
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