The Ju 388 was intended for high-altitude performance. Three variants were planned: the Ju 388 L for photo-reconnaissance, the Ju 388 K for bombing, and the Ju 388 J for fighting enemy aircraft. The Ju 388 J was the least produced variant, with only three being built. Germany learned that the B-29s were being deployed to the Pacific, and so The Junkers Ju 88 became a workhorse medium bomber for the German Luftwaffe during World War 2 (1939-1945). The type emerged in the mid-1930s to fulfill a standing requirement for a fast bomber and went on to find tremendous success in the conflict - outfitted in a myriad of ways to fulfill a myriad of roles.
Junkers had also struggled with BMW deliveries, its Ju 88C variants were to be powered by the BMW as the initial Jumo 211B/F engine plan had been abandoned. The Do 217s competitor, the Ju 88 C, had only four fixed guns, whereas the Dornier could hold eight. In most cases, the Ju 88 C carried only one 2 cm MG FF and three 7.92 mm MG 17s.
Ground crew cleaning windows of a Junkers Ju 88. [Source: Unknown] Junkers Ju 88 of KG55 (9K+HM) crash landed during the Battle of France, June 18 1940. [Source: Unknown] Junkers Ju 88A (KN+SB) in Finland, 1943. [Source: Unknown] Junkers Ju 88A of 7.KG3 Eastern Front. [Source: Unknown] Junkers Ju 88A of 7.KG76 in Russia. [Source: Unknown]

Striking by Night - Junkers Ju 88. Introduction. History. Planes. Crew. Weapons. Originally a twin-engine medium bomber, the Ju 88 was possibly the most versatile of all German aircraft. It also became a successful night-fighter. Radar equipped versions joined the Bf 110s, employing Zahme Sau (Tame Boar) tactics against British bombers.

The Junkers Ju 52/3m (nicknamed Tante Ju ("Aunt Ju") and Iron Annie) is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by German aviation company Junkers.First introduced during 1930 as a civilian airliner, it was adapted into a military transport aircraft by Germany's Nazi regime, who exercised power over the company, for its war efforts over the objections of the company's founder
History: The workhorse of the German Luftwaffe in the transport role during World War II, the prototype Ju 52/ba, D-1974, powered by a 597 kw (800 hp) Junkers L.88 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, first flew on 13 October 1930. After extensive testing it was re-engined with a 563 kw (755 hp) BMW VII engine and became known as the Ju 52be. rDsVd.
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