I have another model to show you...It is a
World War II Ju 188 Bomber... While not as
famous as the Stuka dive bomber, this one was
a high level bomber.
The Junkers Ju 188 was a twin-engine aircraft
used by the Luftwaffe as a bomber and as a
reconnaissance plane. The Ju 188 evolved from
the Ju 88. In the summer of 1943, the first Ju 188's were
delivered and entered service on bombing missions
against England. With a crew of four, the Ju 188 could
carry 4400 pounds of bombs, and had an effective
range of almost 1300 miles. Armament included one
20mm machine gun, a 151 mm cannon mounted in
the front canopy, two 13mm machine guns mounted
underneath, and two 7.9mm machine guns in the
vertical positions. Production of the bomber version
was stopped in early 1944 and only reconnaissance
versions were built until the end of the war.
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