Junkers Ju 88
E7409
German military aircraft
World War II aircraft
dive bomber
medium bomber
night fighter
reconnaissance aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Junkers Ju 88 canonical | 21 |
| Junkers Ju 88 night fighter | 3 |
| Junkers Ju 188 | 2 |
| Ju 88A | 1 |
| Ju 88C | 1 |
| Ju 88G | 1 |
| Ju 88S | 1 |
| Junkers Ju 88 (late variants) | 1 |
| Junkers Ju 88 bombers | 1 |
| Junkers Ju 88A (early variants) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke
|
| 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 |
Junkers Ju 88
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ju 88A
Junkers Ju 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ju 88C
Junkers Ju 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ju 88G
Junkers Ju 88 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ju 88S
|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88 bombers
this entity surface form:
Ju 88A
this entity surface form:
Ju 88C
this entity surface form:
Ju 88G
this entity surface form:
Ju 88S
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88A (early variants)
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 188
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 188
subject surface form:
BMW 801
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88 (late variants)
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
this entity surface form:
Junkers Ju 88 night fighter
subject surface form:
Italian National Republican Air Force