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	Junkers Ju 88 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft.
		Various models of the Ju 88 were used in the day fighter, night fighter, tank destroyer, and photo reconnaissance roles.
		Ju 85 - Ju 86 - Ju87 - Ju 88 - Ju 89 - Ju 90 - Ar 95
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junkers_Ju_88 (750 words)

	AVIA - Junkers Ju 88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Serving in all theaters that the Luftwaffe was involved in, the Ju 88 level/dive bomber was superior to the He 111 and Do 17, the other two principal German bombers at the beginning of the war.
		Ju 88s were used as heavy fighters as early as the Battle of Britain, ground attack and anti-shipping bombers soon followed.
		Overall, the Ju 88 was worthy of its title as the "backbone" of the Luftwaffe and was undoubtedly one of the finest aircraft ever built.
	www.aviamil.net /entry.php?m=ju88 (328 words)

	Junkers Ju 188 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ju 188 Rächer (Avenger) was a high-performance medium bomber from Junkers, the planned follow-on to the famed Ju 88 with better performance and payload.
		By 1942 it was becoming clear that the Ju 288 wasn't going to be ready any time soon, and at the same time the Ju 88's were increasingly at the mercy of a rapidly improving RAF and Soviet VVS.
		The sole Ju 88E-0 was modified with several additional guns, another MG 131 firing rearward just below the turret, one firing forward through the nose, and the twinned MG 81Z in the ventral bulge firing rearward.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junkers_Ju_188 (2220 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The prototype Ju 88 flew on 21 December 1936 with two 1,000 hp (746 kW) Daimler-Benz DB 600Ae inline engines with annular radiators, giving them the appearance of radials, the use of these radiators was to continue throughout the development of the aircraft.
		Performance of the Ju 88 bombers by 1942 was such that they were becoming progressively unable to escape from enemy fighters, and in order to improve their chances the Ju 88S series was developed.
		The Ju 88C-4 was a heavy fighter/reconnaissance model, the Ju 88C-5 an improved heavy fighter, the Ju 88C-6a an improved Ju 88C-5, the Ju 88C-6b and Ju 88C-6c night-fighters, the Ju 88C-7a and Ju 88-C7b intruders, and the Ju 88C-7c, a heavy fighter.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/ju-88.htm (3703 words)

	uboat.net - Technical pages
		In contrast, the Ju 88V5 was completed with a maximum of streamlining, and on 9 March 1939 it set a closed-circuit record by flying 1000km with 2000kg of load at an average speed of 517km/h.
		A Ju 88 had the dubious honour to be the first German victim of RAF fighters, on 9 October 1939, but nevertheless the RAF recognised it as the most formidable bomber of the time.
		The weirdest use of the Ju 88 was as the lower half of the Mistel combinations.
	uboat.net /technical/ju88.htm (2100 words)

	Junkers Ju-88
		The German Ju 88 fighter-bomber was one of the most versatile airplanes of WW II.
		The first fighter conversions of the Ju 88 were very similar to the bomber versions, with only modifications to the nose and a gondola under the forward fuselage to accommodate radar and guns.
		The later Ju 88G was a specialized fighter with the tail of the Ju 188.
	www.aviation-central.com /1940-1945/aer30.htm (132 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 - Two-six seat Multi-role Fighter/Bomber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though it would be fair to describe practically all the subsequent versions as a hodge-podge of lash-ups, the Ju 88 was structurally excellent, combined large internal fuel capacity with great load-carrying capability, and yet was never so degraded in performance as to become seriously vulnerable as were the Dornier and Heinkel bombers.
		Final bomber versions included the P series of big-gun anti-armour and close-support machines, the Nbwe with flame-throwers and recoilless rocket projectors, and a large family of Mistel composite-aircraft combinations, in which the Ju 88 lower portion was a pilotless missile steered by the fighter originally mounted on top.
		The Ju 88 night fighters (especially the properly designed G series) were extremely formidable, bristling with radar and weapons and being responsible for destroying more Allied night bombers than all other fighters combined.
	ww2aircraft.co.uk /Ju88.html (794 words)

	Junkers Ju 88D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The German Ju 88 was one of the most versatile airplanes of WW II.
		It was used in practically every kind of combat role, including dive bomber, level bomber, night fighter, day interceptor, photo reconnaissance, tank destroyer, and even as a "pilotless missile." Although the Ju 88 made its first flight on December 21, 1936, hundreds were still in use when the war ended in 1945.
		It is the famous "Baksheesh," the best known Ju 88 of all the 15,000 built.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/annex/an41.htm (180 words)

	Stof's Ju 88 Page
		It also was the first Ju 88 to be able to use Walter rocket assist takeoff pods; these pods offered 30 seconds of thrust, and were released after takeoff under recovery parachutes.
		The Ju 88D-0, D-2 and tropicalized D-4 were based on the Ju 88A-5; the Ju 88D-1 and tropicalized D-3 were based on the Ju 88A-4.
		The Ju 88's gunner defenses and its resistance to gunfire are lower than for its American counterparts, the B-17 and B-25.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /christophe.arribat/stofju88.html (1094 words)

	Junkers JU88A-4
		Development of the Junkers Ju BB began in 1935 when requirements were issued for a Schnei/bomber, a medium sized bomber that could use its speed as part of its defense against enemy fighters.
		The airframe of the Ju 88 was so versatile that it was modified for many additional roles as the war progressed.
		For most of the flight, the fighter and Ju 88 flew as a single unit, but as the pilot of the fighter neared the target, he separated from the Ju 88.
	www.angelfire.com /oh5/pmodels2/myju88a4.html (599 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 Volume 2 Book Review by Brett Green (Model Hobby / Trojca)
		The Junkers Ju 88 was a remarkable aircraft.
		The Ju 88 operated from the early stages of WWII until the last days of the conflict.
		It is clearly organised to describe each Ju 88 variant from the D and C onward.
	misc.kitreview.com /bookreviews/ju88vol2trojcareviewbg_1.htm (784 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First flight: Prototype Ju 88V1, December 21 1936 When it first flew, it managed about 360mph and Hermann Göring was ecstatic.
		Finally it was something that could positively fulfill the promise of the Schnellbomber, a bomber so fast fighters could not catch it.
		There is no question the 88 (and upgraded 188) was one of the most versatile aircraft designs (out of necessity?) and excellent all around performer, but its combat record was mixed.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/junkers_ju_88 (625 words)

	Junkers Ju-88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The JUNKERS Ju 88 is one of the most-used German general-purpose bombers.
		The first Ju 88 was produced with the civil registration letter D-ASAZ and, in a specially cleaned-up form, was used to set up a number of World's records, the most impressive of which was 621 miles at 321 m.p.h.
		Although the Ju 88 was first produced as a precision bomber, it was converted to dive-bombing by the addition of external bomb racks and dive brakes under the wings.
	www.il2center.com /Axis/Germany/23/Index.html (305 words)

	Betexa ZS s.r.o. - Junkers Ju 88 A-4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The German Ju 88 four-seat fighter-bomber was one of the most versatile airplanes of WWII.
		The Ju 88 A-4 four-seat fighter-bomber was versatile german airplane of WWII.
		It had been developed as a fast (dive-)bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, and later was used as a torpedo-bomber, a night fighter, a heavy day fighter and an anti-tank aircraft.
	www.betexa.cz /eng/pol_ju88.html (112 words)

	Junkers Ju 388
		The Ju 388 was a development of the Ju 188, which based on the well-known Ju 88.
		Consequently, the first plane, the Ju 388 L-0 V 7, PG+YA, c/n 300001, was built from a Ju 188 E/F and came to fly in December 1943, even before the first actual prototypes, V 1 to V 6, could be completed.
		Wings and tail wing were taken from the Ju 188 without modification, the landing gear originated from the Ju 88.
	cip.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de /~vernalek/Ju388US.html (671 words)

	Junkers JU-88
		The 88, called "the Three-Fingered 88" because of its long engine cowlings (which looked like radials because of the circular cooling radiators), was extremely strong and very maneuverable, but in the Battle of Britain it was shot down as easily as the other day bombers.
		Desparate defensive measures included four separate MG 15 machine guns all aimed by one man. Large numbers were built of the Ju 88A-4 with longer wings to carry the heavy loads, the bomb load being increased to 2,500 or 3,000kg.
		Despite this the 88 continued to operate from rough sod airstrips, especially on the Russian front, its big mainwheels riding over the squashy surface and then turning through 90o to lie flat in the rear of the nacelles.
	www.scalecraft.com /browseproducts/Junkers-JU-88.HTML (494 words)

	Dragon 1/48 Ju-188A-1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The RLM suffered from poor decisions and this led to the late development of the Ju 88, which was one of the most diversified and successful aircraft of the Luftwaffe.
		A serious shortcoming of the Ju 88B and E was in the aircraft’s horizontal stability and required some hard work on the part of the pilot simply to maintain a smooth flight.
		In October of that year Ju 88 V44 was re-allocated from an experimental aircraft to become the prototype for the new series bomber designated Ju 188E.
	m2reviews.cnsi.net /reviews/axis/luft/gren188.htm (4448 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 Fighter Variants
		The Ju 88P V1 was a modified Ju 88A-4, with a large belly fairing housing a 75 mm KwK 39 cannon firing forward and two MG 81Z machine-guns at the rear.
		In 1943, a Ju 88R-2 was experimentally fitted with the enlarged squared-off tail unit of the Ju 188, becoming the Ju 88 V58.
		The Ju 88G-6b carried the FuG 350 Naxos Z radio equipment which homed-in on bomber H2S blind-bombing radar emissions, larger fuel tanks and two MG 151/20 cannon in a 'Schräge Musik' installation firing obliquely upwards and forwards from the upper fuselage - usually at an angle of 70 degrees.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /types/germany/junkers/ju_88/Ju_88_nf.htm (3920 words)

	WWII airplane wreck on the Kola peninsula
		The "Laplandsky Ju 88" flew its last mission during the heat of the Petsamo-Kirkenes operation, on October 17 1944.
		Ju 88: tail section: After three two-day hikes over mostly swampy ground Aleks Gilyazov and Filipp Kuznetsov are relieved to have found the mystery German plane that last was sighted by the nature park staff in the 1970´s.
		Ju 88: Probably part of the instruments recording RPM and what might be a piece of paracord?
	www.arcticwar.com /report_ju88.html (735 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The engines were two 1 200 hp Jumo 211Bs, and the crew of three or four sat close together in the efficient forward fuselage with perfect all-round view and usual armament of three hand-amed machine guns.
		The 88, called the 'Three-Fingered 88' because of it's long engine cowlings (which looked like radials because of the circular cooling radiators), was extremely strong and very maneuveravle, but in the Battle of Britain it was shot down as easily as the other day bombers.
		Despite this the 88 continued to operate from rough sod airstrips, especially on the Eastern Front, its big main wheels riding over squashy surface and then turning through 90 degrees to lie flat in the rear of the nacelles.
	expage.com /airge5 (519 words)

	BattleGroup42 - Ju-88 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First flown in December 1936, the Ju 88 became the most versitile aircraft of the war.
		In total over fourteen thousand were built with a wide variety of armaments and as weight increased so did the power of the engines.
		In bomber form the Ju 88 is a difficult opponent.
	www.battlegroup42.com /BG42AircraftAxisJu88.htm (116 words)

	Model Power MP-5408 - Diecast Model Ju 88: The Flying Mule
		The Junkers Ju 88 was a four-seat bomber/dive-bomber.
		It was almost as fast as the fighters of the era, and combined with its superior maneuverability (as a bomber), the Ju 88 proved essential to Luftwaffe operations.
		The aircraft was equipped with one forward-firing 13 mm MG 131 or two 7.92 mm MG 81 machine-guns, two similar guns in the rear of the cockpit firing aft and two below the fuselage firing aft.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/MP-5408 (183 words)

	Channel 4 - Classic Weapons of World War II - Aircraft
		Luftwaffe life was complicated by its multitude of aircraft designs, which led to a lack of standardisation, but the Ju 88 went some way to providing the Germans with a flexible aeroplane able to cope with different roles.
		Starting out as a twin-engine dive bomber, the Ju 88 was equipped with leading edge mounted air brakes on the wings.
		Nearly 15,000 Ju 88s had been built by the end of the war.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/W/ww2weapons/aircraft/bomber4.html (146 words)

	Osprey Combat Aircraft 17 : Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front
		Undoubtedly the most versatile German aircraft of World War 2, the Junkers Ju 88 served as a fighter, bomber and patrol aircraft on every front on which the Luftwaffe fought.
		Blooded in action during the ensuing Blitzkrieg, the Ju 88 soon proved to be a formidable opponent for the beleaguered Allied air forces.
		This book is the first of three books covering the Ju 88's extensive wartime service in the bomber role, and it details the aircraft's early campaigns, through to its extensive use in the night Blitz of 1940/41.
	www.militaryfocus.com /osprey/combat-aircraft/17.htm (185 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Junkers Ju 88 - Frans Bonné
		Atthat point it was decided that the Ju 88 should carry a four-man crew, improved defensive armament, and provision to act as a dive-bomber.
		This version was an improvement on the Ju 88A-4, and featured an increased armor, balloon cable cutters in the wing leading edges, and sometimes an additional 1 × 20 mm MG FF forward-firing cannon in the forward part of the undernose gondola for anti-shipping purposes.
		Based on the Ju 88A-1, it would have the same armament of the Ju 88 C-1, but the nose would be revised with less glazing, and an armored bulkhead.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/junkju88.html (4135 words)

	Junkers Ju 88 Foren \| Thema - Ju 88 C-6 finished!!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ju 88 C-6 is a heavy fighter variant of the Ju 88 A-4.
		Ju 88 C-6 served in all theaters of war where Luftwaffe fought, and it did fight in many roles too.
		Just for the sake of it we also decided to introduce a common field modification to Ju 88 A / C series: removal of the ventral gondola.
	www.freebb.de /cgi-bin/freebb/foren/F_0593/cutecast.pl?session=HiXqfvG3eIMVxPfc3K4CUQZU92&forum=6&thread=114 (608 words)

	RPG Shop: JU 88 Kampfgeschwader 1939-41
		Combat Aircraft Series: Undoubtedly the most versatile German aircraft of WWII, the Junkers Ju 88 served as a fighter, bomber and patrol aircraft on every front which the Luftwaffe fought.
		Bloodied in action during the ensuing Blitzkrieg, the Ju 88 soon proved to be a formidable opponent for the beleaguered Allied air forces.
		This book is the first of three volumes which covers the Ju 88s extensive wartime service in the bomber role, and details the aircrafts early campaigns through to its extensive use in the night Blitz of 1940/41.
	www.rpgshop.com /product_info.php?products_id=21961 (150 words)

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