Developed from converted fighter versions of the Ju 88A-4 medium bomber, the Ju 88G would take up a growing role in the German night fighter force, as it saw its greatest successes in the Spring of 1944, and its decline in the Autumn of that same year.

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 …

Ju 88 G-7 Identical to G-6, but with Jumo 213E high-altitude engines, planned for use with FuG 218/220 with Morgenstern array or FuG 240. The G-7 was also to be installed with wings from the Junkers Ju 188.

Dec 6, 2012 · A Junkers data sheet that specifies the dimensions and equipment of the Ju 88 G-7 mentions that it was to be equipped with Jumo 213E. 8-8213D was the Luftwaffe designation of the Jumo 213E for Ju 88/388s (see http://www.focke-wulf190.com/leistung_typen_Jumo213_2.htm).

Jun 10, 2020 · In 1935 the German Air Ministry announced specifications for a new, twin-engine Schnellbomber (fast bomber). One year later Junkers beat out two other contenders with the Ju 88, a highly streamlined, smoothed-skinned airplane with mid-mounted wings.

The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' company in the mid-1930s to be a so-called Schnellbomber which would be too fast for any of the fighters of its era to intercept, it suffered from a number of technical problems...

Mar 29, 2013 · The most adaptable German warplane of World War 2, and among the most widely used, the Junkers Ju 88 was evolved to a 1937 requirement issued by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) for a fast, well-armed multi-purpose aeroplane.

The G-7 was the last of the standard Ju 88 night fighters. It is not entirely clear if it entered service, but if it did it was in tiny numbers and too late to have any impact on the fighting. It was powered by Jumo 213E-1 engines with MW 50 water-methanol boost.

Ju 88G-1 of Nachtjagerstaffel Norwegen. Gardermoen, Norway 1945. The Luftwaffe Resource Center's goal is to provide technical and historical information so that people can better understand the aerial conflict in World War II.

Night fighter, new fuselage with A-series' ventral Bola (Bodenlafette) gondola omitted, tail section from Ju 188, aerodynamically improved conformal gun pod for a quartet of forward-firing 20 mm calibre, MG 151/20 autocannons below the former bomb bay.