Junkers Ju 88 Ju 88A-1 Specifications Crew: Pilot and three gunners/navigators/bomb-aimers Powerplant: Two 1,200 hp Junkers Jumo 211B-1 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engines Span: 59 ft 10¾ in (18.25 m) Length: 47 ft 1 in (14.35 …
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