Junkers Ju 88

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The Junkers Ju 88 was a highly versatile German World War II twin‑engine aircraft used extensively as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, and reconnaissance plane.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military aircraft
World War II aircraft
dive bomber
medium bomber
night fighter
reconnaissance aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
armament bombs
cannon
machine guns
torpedoes
bombLoad up to 3,000 kg
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 4
designedBy Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke
linked to: Junkers
engineType piston engine
firstFlightDate 1936-12-21
height 5.07 m
introduced 1939
length 14.40 m
manufacturer Junkers
maximumSpeed about 470 km/h
notableFeature all‑metal stressed‑skin construction
high versatility in multiple combat roles
notableVariant Ju 88A
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Ju 88C
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Ju 88G
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Ju 88S
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numberBuilt over 15,000
numberOfEngines 2
operator Finland
Hungary
Romania
powerplant Junkers Jumo 211
primaryUser Nazi Germany
productionPeriod late 1930s to 1945
range about 2,430 km
retired early 1950s
role bomber
dive bomber
night fighter
reconnaissance
torpedo bomber
serviceCeiling about 8,200 m
theatreOfOperation Eastern Front
European theatre of World War II
North African campaign
usedBy Luftwaffe
wingspan 20.08 m

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Luftwaffe usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88
bombing of Coventry aircraftUsed Junkers Ju 88 bombers
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Kampfgeschwader 53 aircraftUsed Junkers Ju 88
Junkers Ju 88 notableVariant Ju 88A
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Junkers Ju 88 notableVariant Ju 88C
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Junkers Ju 88 notableVariant Ju 88G
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Junkers Ju 88 notableVariant Ju 88S
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Dornier Do 17 replacedBy Junkers Ju 88
Royal Romanian Air Force usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88
Daimler-Benz DB 601 usedInAircraft Junkers Ju 88A (early variants)
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Junkers Jumo 211 poweredAircraft Junkers Ju 88
Junkers Jumo 211 poweredAircraft Junkers Ju 188
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Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
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KG 53 typeOfAircraftUsed Junkers Ju 88
Junkers produced Junkers Ju 88
Slovak Air Force (WWII) usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88
Luftflotte 4 usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88
MG 131 machine gun usedOnAircraft Junkers Ju 88
MG 131 machine gun usedOnAircraft Junkers Ju 188
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BMW 801 usedInAircraft Junkers Ju 88
subject linked to: BMW 801 radial engine
Junkers Jumo 213 usedInAircraft Junkers Ju 88 (late variants)
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FuG 212 Lichtenstein C-1 radar usedOnAircraft Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
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FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radar typicalPlatform Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
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Y-Gerät usedOnPlatform Junkers Ju 88
Italian National Republican Air Force usedAircraft Junkers Ju 88
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Bombing of Rotterdam aircraftUsed Junkers Ju 88
MG 151 cannon usedOnAircraft Junkers Ju 88