Junkers Ju 188

Bomber

Service Data

In Service: December, 1941 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: December, 1941
Manufacturer: Junkers
Number built: 1,076

Technical Data

Type: Bomber, reconnaissance

Crew: 5 men
Length: 14.95 m
Wingspan: 22 m
Wing area: 56 m²
Height: 4.44 m
Empty: 9,854 kg
Loaded: 15,508 kg
Engine: 2 × BMW 801D-2 12 cylinder inverted Vee liquid cooled engines producing up to 1,730 hp each
Maximum speed: 500 km/h
Range: 1,950 km
Service ceiling: 9,300 m
Armament:
1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 machine gun in nose
1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in dorsal turret
1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in dorsal turret rear of cockpit
1 × 7.92 mm MG 81Z machine gun in ventral position
Bomb load up to 3,000 kg carried internally
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Ju 188 V-1
Ju 188 E-0
Ju 188 E-1
Ju 188 F-1
Ju 188 F-2
Ju 188 A-0
Ju 188 A-2
Ju 188 A-3
Ju 188 C-0
Ju 188 D-1
Ju 188 D-2
Ju 188G
Ju 188 G-01
Ju 188 G-2
Ju 188H
Ju 188 H-2
Ju 188 R-0
Ju 188 R-03
Ju 188J
Ju 188K
Ju 188L
Ju 188S
Ju 188T

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History

The Junkers Ju 188 was a five seat twin engines high speed monoplane bomber, reconnaissance

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources