Both the Bf 110 Q1+VB and this Ju 88A-4 belonged
to Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (12./St.G 77), the emblem of which
(aside from the Totenhand) was a profile of Oberst Günther
Schwartzkopf, a former Kommodore, silhouetted on a heraldic shield. In
early 1943, the Staffel was reorganized and the Bf 110 transferred to
southern Russia. The unit itself was disbanded in May of that year.
The plane is coded S2+LA, the "A" signifying that it belonged to the Geschwader Stab. It is therefore likely that the "L," the plane's identifying letter, and the propeller hubs were colored blue.
