Welcome to my listing for the latest 1/72 Scale Corgi Aviation Archive Junkers Ju88-C6  this is AA36707.

This Superb 7^th release from Corgi is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,  A heavy fighter version of the JU88 All rounder but with a painted on bomber nose.

This example is a 4. Zerstörerstaffel/KG 76 with a painted false 'bomber nose' As used on their C-6's during the winter of 1942-43 when based at Taganrog, in the Ukraine,  The aim being to fool the Soviet fighters into a deadly frontal attack.

 F1+XM served with this unit from the end of 1942,  she is marked with a heavy distressed white distemper over standard Luftwaffe green camouflaged topsides with traces of previous Luftwaffe green on the vertical tail surfaces, she also features white spinners, sky blue undersides and yellow theatre band on the rear fuselage and wingtips.

This first 1/72 scale release JU88 was limited to just 10000 models world wide, This stunning model is certificate 0206.  

Model is as new 10/10 Box is 10/10 complete with certificate

Can you afford to let this go to another collector?

Listed at what I consider fair,  I will consider reasonable offers.

One of a number of Ultra rare, Rare,  limited or interesting releases I'm putting up for sale over the next few days. I will happily combine postage, answer questions or provide additional images International offers welcomed, the E-Bay system used but I can and will quote for other methods if it suits.

Junkers Ju 88C-6

Designed to meet a German requirement for a heavy dive bomber, the Ju 88 was first flown on December 21, 1936. Affectionately called "The Maid of all Work," the Ju 88 was one of the most versatile aircraft to serve in WWII. It was used as a bomber, dive bomber, heavy fighter, night fighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, and was produced in more variants than any other WWII twin-engine German aircraft. The Ju 88 was so successful, in fact, that production continued almost uninterrupted between 1936 and 1945, with more than 16,000 Ju 88s rolling off the line by the end of the war.

During early 1942, the Ju 88C-6 was introduced onto the Junkers Assembly line. This variant was the fighter version of the A-4 bomber and 257 were produced for the Luftwaffe during the remainder of that year. The C-6 was used in both the night and day fighter roles and served on all fronts with many being issued to bomber units to form special Zerstörer Squadrons. Here they flew daylight bomber escort and ground attack missions. Its nose armament of 3 MG 17 machine guns with 800 to 1000 rounds per gun, one MG151 cannon with 350 rounds, or one MG-FFM cannon with 90-120 rounds soon taught allied pilots that different tactics had to be employed when attacking these heavy fighters. In a bid to trick Soviet fighter pilots into continuing their tried and tested bomber strategy of head on attacks, 4. Zerstörerstaffel/KG 76 painted false 'bomber noses' on their C-6's during the winter of 1942-43. F1+XM served with this unit from the end of 1942 based at Taganrog, in the Ukraine.