JU88

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 05-08-2015 15:13

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This picture was in the Air museum Malta. Neat cam job on the lower fuselage, engines and tail. Anyone seen anything like this before?

**grumpybear** · 05-08-2015 15:39

I have not, interesting photo. Thanks for posting it

**Jager** · 05-08-2015 15:45

Never seen anything like it on a Ju.88; looks rather like an Italian job. Maybe a local improvision, or an Italian crewed one?
Karl

**Dom S** · 05-08-2015 16:32

It's a KG 77 one - they seem to have played around with a few odd schemes, especially in the torpedo bomber role - I've not seen that one before, but have seen a couple with green "squiggles" over the pale blue undersides.

**Franco Lucchini** · 05-08-2015 20:18

Thanks for posting the pic Neil.

**Naharaht** · 05-08-2015 20:24

That certainly is strange camouflage. It makes you think that the plane is full of large bullet holes.

**Archidamus** · 05-09-2015 00:56

Certainly an unusual one - thanks for posting Neil

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 05-09-2015 01:02

News to me too Neil.
Pity it was not in colour.
Thanks for posting.
Rob.

**Tonx** · 05-09-2015 09:15

Thanks for posting Neil - spotted another unusual feature when compared with three photos in books and two models ... Which is the 'waivery' line between the colour scheme topside and the light coloured underside along the fuselage. These lines were usually painted straight and on the models were a nightmare to perfect without the use of masking tape!

Agree the cammo-style on the underside looks Italian / may very well be a 'localised' colour scheme. Also he may have an Ident figure missing from the side - where it says '3Z+H' ... With the last letter removed due to wartime photo censorship.

**Grey** · 05-09-2015 10:29

Originally Posted by Skafloc

This picture was in the Air museum Malta. Neat cam job on the lower fuselage, engines and tail. Anyone seen anything like this before?

Yes. That is a field improvisation...the dots are dark green. Often the near uppersides had light blue dots, too. It made them very difficult to see when flying very, very low. (torpedo attacks). The light blue squiggles over dark green (known as "wave mirror") was later a standard scheme for flying over water.