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| AA36711 | Corgi | Junkers Ju 88C-6 Maritime Heavy Fighter - 13./KG40, Luftwaff | £ 0.00 |
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| Corgi Aviation 1/72 scale AA36711: Junkers Ju 88C-6 Maritime Heavy Fighter F8+BX, 13./KG40, Luftwaffe, Lorient, France 1943. Battle Over The Biscay. Limited Edition of 1,000 models Length 7.75 inches Wingspan 11 inches The C series of Ju88 were envisioned as long range heavy fighters (the Zerst?rer) and indeed the Ju88C-6 was used in this role quite successfully for much of its career. Over the Bay of Biscay, long range Ju88C-6s often intercepted long range Allied patrol aircraft turning their ample array of forward firing guns on them. On the eastern front, Ju88C-6s would fly long range strikes into enemy held territory and attack trains and ships. They were also used for weather reconnaissance. The Junkers Ju 88 was probably the most versatile Luftwaffe aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe was solid and reliable and proved to be an excellent platform for almost constant upgrade and development. As a consequence, the Ju 88 saw service throughout the war. Although the early Ju 88 showed great promise, it needed both more power and more defensive armament. For these reasons, the aircraft could find itself in severe trouble, when faced with a determined enemy fighter attack. During the Battle of Britain, the RAF cruelly exposed these deficiencies and many a Ju 88 was to fall to the guns of RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes. Having entered production in the spring of 1940, the Junkers Ju 88 served with the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War, proving itself to be a capable and versatile aircraft, used in all manner of roles from bomber to night fighter. Powered by a pair of 1,200hp Jumo 211 engines, it had an extra ETC 250 bomb rack outboard of the engines, each capable of carrying a 550lb bomb. The Ju 88 went on to prove itself to be extremely effective as an anti-shipping aircraft both in the North Sea and the Mediterranean. The Battle of Britain however proved to be very costly. The Ju 88s faster speed and the fact it was deployed in smaller numbers than its stable mates did not prevent its losses exceeding those of the Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He111. By October 1940, 313 of the aircraft had been lost over Britain. Designed to meet a German requirement for a heavy dive bomber, the Ju 88 was first flown on December 21, 1936. Affectionately called "The Maid of all Work," the Ju 88 was one of the most versatile aircraft to serve in WWII. It was used as a bomber, dive bomber, heavy fighter, night fighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, and was produced in more variants than any other WWII twin-engined German aircraft. The Ju 88 was so successful, in fact, that production continued almost uninterrupted between 1936 and 1945, with more than 16,000 Ju 88s rolling off the line by the end of the war. |
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