Warplanes of Germany: Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 188

Junkers Ju 188

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Junkers Ju 188A-3 of Kampfgeschwader 6 being loaded with bombs. Western Europe, 1944.

The Junkers Ju 188 "Rächer" ("Avenger") was a German Luftwaffe high-performance medium bomber built during World War II, the planned follow-up to the Ju 88 with better performance and payload. It was produced only in limited numbers, due both to the presence of improved versions of the Ju 88, as well as the increasingly effective Allied strategic bombing campaign against German industry and the resulting focus on fighter production. (Wikipedia)

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Junkers Ju 188E-1, 1942.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Junkers Ju 188 and Bf 109, captured near Erfurt, Germany in May 1945.  A total of 110 Ju 188s were collected by the RAF, with 51 found in Germany, 19 in Denmark and 40 in Norway.  106 were destroyed and four were sent to England.

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Junkers Ju 188.

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Junkers Ju 188.

(Luftwaffe Photo)

Junkers Ju 188 E-1 (Wk.Nr.10001), first production aircraft of the Ju 188 series.

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