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 …

The airplane on display, a Ju 88D-1/Trop (later designated Ju 88D-3), is a long-range photographic reconnaissance version modified for tropical use. Known as the Baksheesh, it …

Jun 10, 2020 · Long-range reconnaissance versions of the Ju 88 were developed as Ju 88D aircraft; they were based on the Ju 88A-4, and almost 1,500 were built between 1941 and …

In 1940, German aircraft builders produced 330 Ju 88D reconnaissance aircraft. The reconnaissance equipment consisted of the Robot Rb 70/30 or Rb 50/30 cameras, designed …

The Ju 88V7 (Ju 88C) would be the first Zerstörer, or heavy fighter, and was armed with two 151 MG cannons and two MG 17 machine guns housed in a solid nose. It was also was fitted with …

Nov 27, 2020 · The Ju 88D-1 was a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, powered by a pair of Junkers Jumo 211J inverted V12 engines, providing 2,400 horsepower between them. The …

Jul 18, 2018 · The Junkers Ju 88 formed a third of the German Luftwaffe medium bomber triad of World War 2 (1939-1945) and, like its sister aircraft, the Dornier Do 17 and the Heinkel He …

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 …

On December 21, 1936, test pilot Karl-Heinz Kindermann took the first prototype Ju 88, Werknummer (WNr) 4941, for its maiden flight. As the aircraft was not under military …

The Ju 88D, Ju 88H, and Ju 88T were reconnaissance versions. The Ju 88D was based on the A-series and the T on the S-series, but the Ju 88H was more extensively modified. The fuselage …