Junkers Ju 88 Schnellbomber - Aviation History

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ju 88 crew The Junkers Ju 88 had a crew of 4, pilot, bombardier/front gunner, radio operator/rear gunner and navigator/ventral gunner. The plane was 14,4 meter long, 4,8 meter high and had a wingspan of 20 meters..

jun88 vip login password Some 133 Ju 88s were pressed into the Blitzkrieg, but very high combat losses and accidents forced a quick withdrawal from action to re-train crews to fly this very high performance aircraft. Some crews were reported to be more scared of the Ju 88 than the enemy, and requested a transfer to a He 111 unit. By this time, major performance deficiencies in the A-1 led to an all-out effort in a ...

jun88 com v8 Junkers Ju 88 Operational History Polish Campaign Only 12 Ju 88s saw action in Poland. The unit Erprobungskommando 88 (Ekdo 88) was responsible for testing new bomber designs and their crews under hostile conditions. They selected 12 aicraft and their crews and attached them to 1./Kampfgeschwader 25. As a result of its small operational numbers, the type made no impact. Battle of Norway The ...