Black Cross Volume I: Junkers 188
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857801725 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The JU188 was an outstanding machine, though production difficulties as the war progressed meant that less than 1100 were delivered to the Luftwaffe. The aircraft was powered by a pair of either Junkers Jumo or BMW engines. There were several other variants in addition to the JU188 bomber, including JU188 E, a good torpedo bomber, and the D2, a reconnaissance aircraft which could fly at up to 36,000 feet. To speed up production, some parts were sub-contracted to French companies. The JU188 was one of a series of multi-engined warplanes built by
"Junkers Ju188 by Helmut Erfurth" according to Jeffrey E. Groves. I was very pleased to learn that at long last a monograph on the Ju188 was in preparation. Unfortunately, this volume does not live up to expectations. It is very weak on operational history of the type, and contains very few photographs of operational aircraft - an. cat5fred said Probably geared towards modeler's more than any other group. While the reviewer above is mainly correct about the book's shortcomings, I thought he was too harsh in giving it just one star.References on this airplane are scarce, I don't have the AIRTime book so this one stands head and shoulders over any of the existing (most. "Junkers Ju 188" is Disappointing The Ju 188 was a development of the earlier and highly successful Ju 88. It was intended to bridge a gap between this venerable aircraft and the newer proposed Ju 288 series. However the Ju 188 itself would never have the same impact as the earlier Ju 88 aircraft, w