The Junkers Ju 88 is a twin-engined multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works. It was used extensively during the Second World War by the Luftwaffe and became one of …

Apr 24, 2019 · Martin Clegg, Visitor Experience Assistant at RAF Museum #Cosford, talks about our #Junkers Ju 88. This aircraft was a German #Luftwaffe fighter aircraft, equipped with #radar to intercept...

Oct 20, 2024 · The Ju 88 was almost as fast as contemporary fighters, and such performance coupled with excellent manoeuvrability brought development of the Ju 88C series. The planned Ju 88C-1 with B.M.W. 801 MA engines was abandoned because the new Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter had priority for this powerplant.

May 6, 2024 · The Junkers Ju 88 was a two-engined medium bomber plane used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) throughout the Second World War (1939-45). Ju 88s were involved in the Battle of Britain and London Blitz...

Jun 10, 2020 · The Ju 88 was the most numerous and versatile German bomber of World War II. It was grafted to every conceivable purpose, and even served as the lower half of a primitive guide missile! In 1935 the German Air Ministry announced specifications for a new, twin-engine Schnellbomber (fast bomber).

Apr 6, 2024 · The Ju 88’s wings were the heaviest part of the aircraft, comprising much of its total structural weight at over 1200 kg. A pair of massive main spars ran from the root to the wing tip, a rear spar ran across the entire span of the wing to support the flaps and aileron.

The Junkers Ju 88 played a significant role in World War II as a versatile combat aircraft used by the German Luftwaffe. It was initially designed as a fast bomber, but it also served as a dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft.

Initially, the Ju-88 had been designed as a medium horizontal flight bomber. The first prototype took off on December 23, 1936. Thereafter, the plane underwent extensive modifications to turn it into a dive bomber. Series production started in 1938.

Norwegian Aviation Museum, Bodø (NL) and the Deutsches Teknikmuseum, Berlin (DTMB) has agreed on the restoring of two Junkers Ju88 airplanes. Several years ago a Ju88 G-1 was discovered at the bottom of Plattensee inside Hungary 1996. After recovery this airplane were taken over by DTMB.

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