1/48 Ju 88A-5 WWII German Bomber Kit ICM 48232

Ju 88A-5 In the early 1930s, the idea of ​​a high-speed bomber capable of outrunning modern fighters appeared in the world. One of the objectifications of this concept was the Ju 88 twin-engine bomber, developed by the German company Junkers Flugzeug – und Motorenwerke AG. From the spring of 1940, Ju 88A-5 aircraft with an increased wing span and Jumo 211G-1 or H-1 liquid-cooled engines were produced. In 1940-1941, about 2,000 Ju 88A-5 bombers were produced. They participated in all Luftwaffe operations of the end of 1940-1941 - in the Battle of Britain, as well as in the Balkans and on the Eastern Front.