| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 430650 |
| Military Code: | F6-AL |
| Other Marks: | FE-1598 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop |
| C/n (msn): | 430650 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Patterson AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFFO IATA: FFO Local: FFO Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 22 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 275309 |
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Only surviving 'D' model on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force with a Fritz-X guided bomb under the fuselage. This Fernaufklärer Ju-88 was completed in June 1943. The recce D-1 was similar to the A-4 bomber powered by Jumo 211J engines, but had no dive brakes. It had cameras behind frame 15 and additional fuel tanks inside and under the fuselage which increased the range to 5,000 km. The aircraft was delivered to Romania, an ally of Germany. In July 1943 a lone Romanian pilot defected to Cyprus. The Ju-88 was later handed over by the RAF to the USAAF for testing. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 September 2020, and has since been viewed 2657 times. |