Since the wider story behind the Junkers Ju 88 bomber has previously been covered by Vintage Aviation News in this article HERE, we can start this story with the construction of this aircraft. Built ...

On this day in aviation history, December 21, 1936, the Junkers Ju 88 made its first flight. This aircraft would go on to play a vital role in the German Luftwaffe’s campaigns across Europe, North ...

Remains of the Junkers Ju 88 aircraft found in Sicily. Credit: Elio Nicosia / Soprintendenza del Mare In a recent discovery that adds yet another piece to the complex mosaic of World War II in the ...

German military divers are recovering the wreckage of a rare Junkers Ju 88 aircraft from the Baltic Sea, which was initially misidentified as a Stuka. The Junkers Ju 88, a versatile WWII aircraft, is ...

On the evening of April 29, 1941, a formation of nine Ju 88s bombers of III/ (Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1 took off from Sicily. Their orders were to attack cruisers and destroyers spotted in Malta’s Grand ...

We know BMW for building iconic cars and powerful engines that can put out 600 horses or more. However, did you know that this Bavarian company used to make airplane engines, too? It transitioned to ...

The frigid and oxygen-poor water of Norway's Kilsfjord preserved a rare Junkers Ju 88, which salvagers hoisted last August. Douglas Hinton On August 31, 2000, the vertical fin of a Junkers Ju 88A-5 ...