Flying Officer Corran Perry Ashworth
Dedicated to my great-uncle - after whom I was named - who fought and died in WWII
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Nicknamed: ‘Dreifinger’ - Three Fingers![]() |
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Manufacturer | Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke A.G. |
Designed by | Ernst Zindel, W. H. Evers, Alfred Gassner (1936) |
Type | Bomber / Fighter / Reconnaissance |
Crew | 4 |
Propulsion | 2 x 12-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled piston engines |
Engine Model | Junkers Jumo 211J-1 |
Engine Power | 1,044 kW (1,401 hp) each |
Max level speed | 470 km/hr at 5,300 m (292 mph at 17,390 ft) |
Cruising speed | 400 km/hr at 5,000 m (248 mph at 21,655 ft) |
Initial climb rate | 235 metres per minute (770 feet per minute) |
Service Ceiling | 8,200 metre (26,905 feet) |
Range | 1,790 kilometres (1,112 miles) |
Empty Weight | 9,860 kg (21,738 lbs) |
Max. Takeoff Weight | 14,000 kg (30,865 lbs) |
Wing Span | 20 m (65 ft 7.4 in) |
Wing Area | 54.5 m² (586.63 ft²) |
Length | 14.40 m (47 ft 2.9 in) |
Height | 4.85 m (15 ft 10.9 in) |
Armament |
1 x 7.92-mm MG 81 machine gun in the nose 1,200 rounds per minute velocity: 755 metres per sec (2,477 ft/sec) |
1 x 7.92-mm MG 81 machine gun in cockpit windscreen 1,200 rounds per minute velocity: 755 metres per sec (2,477 ft/sec) |
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2 x 7.92-mm MG 81 machine guns trainable mount in rear cockpit area 1,200 rounds per minute velocity: 755 metres per sec (2,477 ft/sec) |
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2 x 7.92-mm MG 81 machine guns rear-facing ventral gondola position
1,200 rounds per minute velocity: 755 metres per sec (2,477 ft/sec) |
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up to 3,100lbs internal drop ordnance or 6,600lbs of external drop ordnance | |
Data for version | Ju 88 A-4 |
First combat mission | 1940 (first significant combat) during the Battle for France |
Final delivery (all variants) | May 1945 (Germany) |
Total production | c. 15,000 |
ICAO Code | JU88 |
Production Variants | A-0, A-1, A-2, A-3, 88C, C-2, C-4, C-5, C-6a, C-6b, C-6c, C-7a, C-7b, C-7c, 88D, D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5, 88G, 88H, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4, 88R, 88S, S-0, S-1, S-2, S-3, 88T, T-1, T-3 |