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 ...
Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy.
Equipped with two Junkers Jumo 004B-1 turbojets, the Me-262 operated as a fighter bomber and reconnaissance aircraft throughout its short service life. During its initial months of active service ...
21, however, he was credited with destroying two Junkers Ju 88s ... encounter with a host of Nazi Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft, as described in his combat report: “I was flying Yellow ...