W. Nr. 120439, flown by Oblt. Frank Liesendahl, CO of 10.(Jabo)/JG 2, Caen-Carpiquet, France, Summer 1942
At the end of 1941, the Luftwaffe considered a resumption of the bombing of Great Britain and coastal transport assets. It was ordered that every fighter unit taking part in combat against Great Britain would include one Staffel for the purposes of the so-called 'hit and run' bombing missions. This role was taken up by 10.(Jabo) Staffel within JG 2. Under the command of Oblt. Frank Liesendahl, the unit sank twenty ships for a total of 630,000 BRT of shipping in four months. Frank Liesendahl died on July 17th, 1942 during an attack against the transport vessel near Brixham. He was posthumously elevated to the rank of Hauptmann and held the Knight's Cross. Liesendahl's aircraft carried the standard day camouflage scheme of Luftwaffe fighters consisting of RLM 74/75/76. The fox leaping over a ship was the insignia of 10.(Jabo) Staffel. The rudder of his aircraft carried the symbols of destroyed and damaged vessels.
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C38
C60H70 MMP
056RLM 02GRAY
C60H70 MMP
056RLM 02GRAY
E2
C38
C60H70 MMP
056RLM 02GRAY
C60H70 MMP
056RLM 02GRAY
E3
A7
C30A10
C60H70
RLM 02GRAY
E1
C60H70
RLM 02GRAY
C69
decal 48
PE28
PE15
PE7
PE15
C54decal 107
C116H416MMP
089RLM 66
BLACK GRAY
C67
PE7
C55C116H416MMP
089RLM 66
BLACK GRAY
A21
C52
C52B7
B8 B9 PE25
4 pcs.
PE26
RLM 02GRAY
C60H70 MMP
056
C33
C36
C54H80
KHAKI GREEN
RLM 76LIGHT BLUE
C117H417 MMP
051
FLAT BLACKC33H12 MMP
047
RLM 23RED
C114H414 MMP
003
MC214MMM001
DARK IRON
DO NOT USE INNER UNDERCARRIAGE DOORS (RP81, RP82)