WOW305 Junkers 88 Mediterranean Theatre

Description

The Junkers 88 was one of the Luftwaffe’s most flexible aircraft during WW2. Initially classed as a ‘fast bomber’ this twin engine aircraft went onto fulfill various other roles including; torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and towards the end of the war as the ‘Mistel’ guided flying bomb.

The Ju.88 first flew in 1936 and achieved a top speed of 360 MPH, something unheard of for a bomber in those days. Although only 12 aircraft were available to the Luftwaffe at the start of the Polish campaign by the end of the war over 16,000 had been manufactured. A crew of a Ju.88 had the distinction of being the last enemy soldiers to fight on British soil at the Battle of Graveney Marsh, when after crash landing the crew decided to remove the machine guns from the aircraft and set up a defensive position round the aircraft. The London Irish Rifles came under sustained fire from the crew but were eventually encouraged to surrender when faced with insurmountable odds.

This new version of  the Ju 88 started off in the standard two tone green Luftwaffe camouflage pattern. It was then transferred to the Mediterranean where it received a desert and green mottle pattern colour scheme. Some time later it was  resprayed in a late war Mediterranean mottle scheme and the Wellenmuster wave pattern was applied to the top and bottom. Our model shows the aircraft in its later stage just before the Wellenmuster was applied over the upper surfaces but had already been applied to the lower surfaces, creating something of a unique looking bird. Comes with 2 x torpedoes fitted for anti shipping duties and free Italian sentry as per photos.