On this day in aviation history, December 21, 1936, the Junkers Ju 88 made its first flight. This aircraft would go on to ...
The wreckage of a rare Junkers Ju 88 aircraft, initially misidentified as a Stuka, is being salvaged from the Baltic Sea. The Ju 88, a versatile twin-engine plane from WWII, is exceptionally rare with ...
Remains of the Junkers Ju 88 aircraft found in Sicily. Credit: Elio Nicosia / Soprintendenza del Mare In a recent discovery that adds yet another piece to the complex mosaic of World War II in the ...
The He 111 made its maiden flight on February 24, 1935, and entered into the official operational service of “die Vaterland” later that year. The Heinkel wielded a payload of 4,400 lbs. of bombs in ...
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Many bombers have limited roles, but fill them excellently. The Ju-88 Stuka, for instance, had virtually no capacity for fighting – but it was still one of the most ...
Berlin, Jun 15: It looked like a Stuka, partly buried in the muck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, but researchers now say the wreck German military divers have been recovering for the past week is a ...
The Junkers JU-87, better known by its nickname "Stuka," was one of World War II's most iconic combat aircraft. Its distinctive inverted "gull" wings and fixed undercarriage make it unmistakable, and ...