April 5, 2024
1942 Cruver Spotter Recognition ID Model JUNKERS 88
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1942 Cruver Spotter Recognition ID Model JUNKERS 88 WINGED-PROP is pleased to present this WWII Cruver Spotter ID Model GERMAN JUNKERS 88 9-42 Cruver Circle C Mark 1:72 Scale 11" Wingspan 7-7/8" Length Great Detail The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Among the most versatile planes of the war, it was used as a bomber, close-support aircraft, nightfighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, Heavy fighter, and even as a giant flying bomb in the Mistel project. Despite its protracted development, the aircraft became one of the Luftwaffe's most crucial assets. T were 15,000 Ju 88s built during World War II. The first specifications came in 1935 for a high-speed bomber. The planned bomber had to be able to have a top speed of 298 mph (480 km/h). The prototype Junkers 88 first flew in December 1936. By the third variant, a speed of 323 mph (520 km/h) had been reached. In March 1939, a Ju 88 flew for 1000 km (621 miles) carrying a 2000 kg (4,409 lb) payload at 321 mph(517 km/h) - a record. The planes themselves entered service with the Luftwaffe in September 1939 in the blitzkrieg attack on Poland. During the Battle of Britain, the Ju 88 was vulnerable to the much faster Spitfires and Hurricanes of Fighter Command but to a lesser extent than the Heinkel 111 as it was faster and
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