Junkers Ju 88 and crew. Published at 800 × 548 px. Link to full-size photo: Ju 88 and crew. Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800. aircraft: 63 models. tanks: 59 models. vehicles: 59 models. The Ju 87 B-2 is armed with: 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total) The two machine guns are arranged with one in each wing. Each machine gun is armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means both guns will fire together until empty. Suspended armament. The Ju 87 B-2 can be outfitted with the following ordnance: With its BMW radial and Jumo 213 engines, the later versions of the Ju 88 were almost as fast as contemporary fighters and the plane could handle the violent aerobatics needed in combat. Among the distinctive features of the Ju 88 were the compact crew compartment, purposely designed that way for crew morale, and the large single struts of the Ju 88 Stock Photos and Images. RM PDYK6K – Image from the photo album of Feldwebel Willi Hoffmann of 5. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 30: Willi Erkens and his crew from 5./KG 30 pose beside their Junkers Ju 88A-1 bomber in April 1940. Left to right: Gefreiter Wilhelm Hoffmann (Air Gunner), Unteroffizier Wilhelm Erkens (Pilot), Unteroffizier The Ju 88S was the result of an attempt to increase the speed of the aircraft. Work began in the new design late in 1942 and production aircraft began to appear late in 1943. Performance was improved by removing any items that would cause unnecessary drag, such as the dive brakes and external bomb racks. The original glass nose was replaced by Ju 88G-6 definitely flew operationally (many loss returns with crew details, W.Nr., vkz), not sure this is the case with the He 219A-7. Don't believe the Lw ever used the Ju 88G-6a/b/c designation even though this appears in many books. The German Luftwaffe of World War 2 fielded a trio of capable (though eventually limited) medium-class bombers in the Dornier Do 17, the Junkers Ju 88, and the Heinkel He 111. The latter became the Reich's most important bomber of the war despite being exceeded in production numbers by the competing Junkers Ju 88 line (15,138). A number of Ju 88 G1 airframes were converted to act as the warhead portion of the Mistel 2 flying bomb. The cockpit section was replaced by a bolt-on shaped charge warhead. A Focke-Wulf Fw190 was mounted above the pilotless Junkers 88 airframe to guide it towards the target before being released at the very last moment. koyndz.