Standard nose guns were replaced with heavy cannons to shred massive Allied bombers. 🪖 Close Air Support: The Panzer Hunter
By 1945, over 15,000 Ju 88s had been built. It served on every front and in almost every conceivable role. While it could not save Germany from defeat, it earned a reputation as one of the most versatile and effective combat aircraft ever designed. Junkers Ju 88 in action, Part 2
Extra plating was added to protect the crew from ground fire. Standard nose guns were replaced with heavy cannons
In the final, desperate years of the war, the Ju 88 was used in one of the most unusual composite aircraft operations in history: the Mistel (Mistletoe) project. desperate years of the war
Ju 88s devastated Allied convoys heading to the Soviet Union.
Standard nose guns were replaced with heavy cannons to shred massive Allied bombers. 🪖 Close Air Support: The Panzer Hunter
By 1945, over 15,000 Ju 88s had been built. It served on every front and in almost every conceivable role. While it could not save Germany from defeat, it earned a reputation as one of the most versatile and effective combat aircraft ever designed.
Extra plating was added to protect the crew from ground fire.
In the final, desperate years of the war, the Ju 88 was used in one of the most unusual composite aircraft operations in history: the Mistel (Mistletoe) project.
Ju 88s devastated Allied convoys heading to the Soviet Union.