Here is Stuka number 4 of my Stuka-project! 3 more to go...
Junkers Ju 87R-2 Trop
Stab/St.G.3
Bir Dufan, Libya, February-March 1941
(Revell 04620)
And finally the only existing pic of the real plane:
In the instruction Revell has it that this Stuka was part of 3.St.G.1, but that is not correct. While in search for pics and information about this plane and its unit I discovered that the code should have read L1+_
I then discovered that the code 2F+CA belonged to Stab/St.G.3 that was formed in France in July 1940 which was placed under the command of K.G. 28 The Stab unit was heavily involved in the Battle of Britain. In December the order came for the Gruppe to fly over to Trapani in Sicily for attacks on Malta, the Royal Navy (carrier Illustrious!) and Allied convoys. After a short vacation and refit in Germany they arrived early January in Trapani and were placed under the command of X. Fliegerkorps.
On Februari 28 they were ordered to fly to Libya with 2 other Gruppen, probably in Bir Dufan, south-east of Tripoli. Their main task was ground support for the troops of the Afrika Korps and the Italian army. In the meantime their Stammzeichen (code) had been changed into S7+_A
(Source: H. de Zeng IV, D.G. Stankey: Dive-bomber and ground-attack units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945, a reference source, vol. 1 & 2 (2009) )
Thanks for looking.
Jan