Corgi AA36701 Junkers JU-88A-10 Luftwaffe L1+EN II/LG1, Heraklion, Crete, 1942

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In 1938 the Lehrgeschwader became Lergeschwader 1 while II Geschwader became 1 (Schwere Jagd) Lergeschwader and began taking delivery of its Bf 110 twin-engined fighters. By August 1939 the geschwader was fully equipped with Bf 110s and was redesignated V Gruppe (Zerstorer) of Lehrgeschwader 1. II./LGI operated Ju-88 aircraft from 1940 and were deployed in May 1941 to Eleusis in Greece in anticipation of the invasion of Crete.