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Junkers Ju 88, Vol. 1: Schnellbomber: Development, Production and Technical History
This exciting book is the first in a comprehensive two-part study of the development and operational history of the Junkers Ju 88, exploring the many facets of this famous and long-serving aircraft. Its variants, including the Ju 188 and Ju 288 are also covered, along with the wide array of armament and equipment with which it was fitted, and its various markings and camouflage schemes. The text is illustrated with several hundred rare photographs, manufacturer's handbook data, scale line drawings, and specially commissioned color artwork.
327 pages, Hardcover
First published July 4, 2013
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March 27, 2024
A number in the "Classic" series of luxury reference books originally published by Ian Allan, and now continued by Crecy Publishing, the real guts of this work is what this machine says about the German war effort of World War II. The author finds not so much a "wonder" weapon, as a perfectly state-of-the-art airplane that it's fortunate for the Luftwaffe it was capable of considerable "stretch," in that programmed replacements such as the Ju 288 failed to appear. To put it another way, power plant development was a weak link for Germany in both world wars; never mind the Third Reich's own toxic mix of internal empire building and bureaucratic warfare.
Of particular interest to me are the machines that Medcalf chooses to compare the Ju 88 to. In the early part of the plane's career this means aircraft such as its Luftwaffe predecessors like the Do 17 & He 111, the Blenheim, the PZL P.37 Los, the Tupolev SB, etc. Late war this means De Havilland Mosquito, the Douglas Invader, the Yokosuka Ginga, the German jets, and the P-61 Black Widow. Not chosen were the best French machines of 1940 (apart from a nod to the Bloch MB.170 series) or the B-25 Mitchell & B-26 Marauder; it would be interesting to know the rationale.
Be that as it may if you come across a reasonably priced copy don't hesitate and click the "buy" button.
Originally written: January 5, 2019.
P.S. I'm still kicking myself that I didn't pick up the second volume when that was an option.
Of particular interest to me are the machines that Medcalf chooses to compare the Ju 88 to. In the early part of the plane's career this means aircraft such as its Luftwaffe predecessors like the Do 17 & He 111, the Blenheim, the PZL P.37 Los, the Tupolev SB, etc. Late war this means De Havilland Mosquito, the Douglas Invader, the Yokosuka Ginga, the German jets, and the P-61 Black Widow. Not chosen were the best French machines of 1940 (apart from a nod to the Bloch MB.170 series) or the B-25 Mitchell & B-26 Marauder; it would be interesting to know the rationale.
Be that as it may if you come across a reasonably priced copy don't hesitate and click the "buy" button.
Originally written: January 5, 2019.
P.S. I'm still kicking myself that I didn't pick up the second volume when that was an option.
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