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 ...

The Ju 88 packed a payload of up to 1,400 kgs (3,100 ... two in the rear of the cockpit canopy, and one in the rear ventral Bola position). The bomber carried a crew of four (pilot, bombardier ...