PHOTO Captured Luftwaffe Ju - 88G Night Fighter Aircraft -
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:50228638 | Theme: Militaria |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
An excellent photo of a captured German Ju-88G bomber in the night fighter variant
An excellent Imperial War Museum archival photo ~ (post-war) era print. The photo measures approx. 3.5" x 5.5" in size.
More History on this aircraft:
Ju-88G ~ all previous night fighter versions of the Ju 88 used a modified A-series fuselage. The G-series fuselage was purpose-built for the special needs of a night fighter, with the A-series' Bola ventr...al under-nose defensive gun position omitted for lower aerodynamic drag and less weight, and adding the enlarged squared-off vertical fin/rudder tail unit of the Ju 188. G-1 aircraft possessed more powerful armament and like the earlier R-1, used a pair of 1, 250 kW (1, 677 hp) BMW 801 radial engines, the G-1 using the later BMW 801G-2 version. Electronic equipment consisted of the then-standard FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 90 MHz VHF radar using eight-dipole Hirschgeweih antennas, which could include fitment of the borderline-SHF-band FuG 350 Naxos radar detector with its receiving antenna housed in a teardrop-shaped streamlined fairing above the canopy, or FuG 227 Flensburg radar detector homing devices that had their own trio of twin-dipole antennae: one on each wing leading edge and one under the tail. One Ju 88G-1 of 7. Staffel/NJG 2 was flown by mistake to RAF Woodbridge in July 1944, giving the Royal Air Force its first chance to check out the VHF-band Lichtenstein SN-2 radar and Flensburg radar detector gear.
*** See my other auctions for more military aviation related photographs for sale *** I have begun the process of selling a portion of my own personal collection of aviation related photographs which I have amassed over a period of 30+ years. Check my auctions regularly as I will be listing as time permits. The vast majority of these photos are all period original prints, and archival images from the 40's, 50's and 60's era. All of this material is old and I work to describe and present everything I sell as accurately as possible. If you have questions as to the exact vintage of a photo, or any other questions about the images you see, then please do ask. I have a large amount of material to sell and I do anticipate this will take years to market and move into the hands of fellow collectors, but the time has come. I hope you find something that enhances your collection ~ thanks for bidding!
An excellent Imperial War Museum archival photo ~ (post-war) era print. The photo measures approx. 3.5" x 5.5" in size.
More History on this aircraft:
Ju-88G ~ all previous night fighter versions of the Ju 88 used a modified A-series fuselage. The G-series fuselage was purpose-built for the special needs of a night fighter, with the A-series' Bola ventr...al under-nose defensive gun position omitted for lower aerodynamic drag and less weight, and adding the enlarged squared-off vertical fin/rudder tail unit of the Ju 188. G-1 aircraft possessed more powerful armament and like the earlier R-1, used a pair of 1, 250 kW (1, 677 hp) BMW 801 radial engines, the G-1 using the later BMW 801G-2 version. Electronic equipment consisted of the then-standard FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 90 MHz VHF radar using eight-dipole Hirschgeweih antennas, which could include fitment of the borderline-SHF-band FuG 350 Naxos radar detector with its receiving antenna housed in a teardrop-shaped streamlined fairing above the canopy, or FuG 227 Flensburg radar detector homing devices that had their own trio of twin-dipole antennae: one on each wing leading edge and one under the tail. One Ju 88G-1 of 7. Staffel/NJG 2 was flown by mistake to RAF Woodbridge in July 1944, giving the Royal Air Force its first chance to check out the VHF-band Lichtenstein SN-2 radar and Flensburg radar detector gear.
*** See my other auctions for more military aviation related photographs for sale *** I have begun the process of selling a portion of my own personal collection of aviation related photographs which I have amassed over a period of 30+ years. Check my auctions regularly as I will be listing as time permits. The vast majority of these photos are all period original prints, and archival images from the 40's, 50's and 60's era. All of this material is old and I work to describe and present everything I sell as accurately as possible. If you have questions as to the exact vintage of a photo, or any other questions about the images you see, then please do ask. I have a large amount of material to sell and I do anticipate this will take years to market and move into the hands of fellow collectors, but the time has come. I hope you find something that enhances your collection ~ thanks for bidding!
