The Ju 88 packed a payload of up to 1,400 kgs (3,100 ... thus constituting a 15.3 percent chunk of the 1,977 total Luftwaffe aircraft losses for Herman Goering’s ultimately doomed campaign.

On this day in aviation history, December 21, 1936, the Junkers Ju 88 made its first flight. This aircraft would go on to play a vital role in the German Luftwaffe’s campaigns across Europe ...

the Zero quickly gained a reputation among the deadliest aircraft as the United States immediately declared war on Japan. Initially intended to be a fast bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 proved far more ...