Aircraft Photo of 360043 | Junkers Ju 88R-1 | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #67070
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:360043
Military Code:D5-EV
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 88
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 88
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 88R-1
C/n (msn):360043
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:CosfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGWC   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:RAF Museum Cosford
 
Photo Date:11 June 2018
Photo by:Peter de Jong
Photo ID: 67070
Photo Comment

When the dust of WWII settled, this was one of only two surviving Junkers Ju 88s. Note the familiar BMW logo on the BMW 801 engines, and the antenna forest on the nose of this early Ju-88R night fighter. It was flown to RAF Dyce in Scotland on 9 May 1943 by its defecting pilots, who were probably British agents. The capture of its Lichtenstein radar was of great interest to Allied intelligence.

This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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