Ju88 Restoration

Would be an awesome project to get one of these back in the air!

😀 😀 😀 my thoughts entirely 😉 it certainly looks like a lot of work just for a static rebuild 🙂

None of these guys in thick flying suits etc……

No parachutes either nor the nav’s flight bag and it’s still cramped. Still I suppose it left more space for the bomb bay which could account for stuffing all the crew into such a small cockpit. Not sure if there was any more space in the Do 17, certainly doesn’t look like it.

Would be an awesome project to get one of these back in the air!

The Ju88-G was recovered from lake Balaton.

Hungary? Interesting…..do you know any more details?

Incidentally, I think the crew of a Ju88 were deliberately situated in close contact in the fuselage; the thinking was that it was good for crew morale.

thats a bit cramped !

I found this pic of the crew positions while I was scanning ads for the other thread.

None of these guys in thick flying suits etc……

I found this pic of the crew positions while I was scanning ads for the other thread.

The Ju88-G was recovered from lake Balaton. The Norwegian Ju88 was used as template for the reconstruction of the forward fuselage IIRC.

Cees

Just as a side issue, that cockpit even without seats etc is not exactly big, how many crew crammed in there? Add instruments, seats, flying suits, guns….. not for the feint hearted who like their space is it!!?? Lovely work though, I guess there are these, Hendon and not many other 88’s…

I can’t remember for certain but I think there were 3 maybe 4 members of the crew in there. To be honest my mind has gone totally blank and I don’t even remember the number of people in a Ju88 crew. I think it was 5 in the bomber variants but most likely 2 or 3 in a night fighter.
Just had a look on Wikipedia, we all know how inaccurate that can be but they quote a crew of 4. I wouldn’t have thought the Nav/Bomb aimer would spend the whole sortie down in his bath tub so basically it was 4 but during the bombing run, or possibly once over enemy territory, it would be 3. Still not the mos spacious office though.

Just as a side issue, that cockpit even without seats etc is not exactly big, how many crew crammed in there? Add instruments, seats, flying suits, guns….. not for the feint hearted who like their space is it!!?? Lovely work though, I guess there are these, Hendon and not many other 88’s…

More than you might think, although some are substantial bits and pieces kicking around which may or may not find their way into other projects.

There are at least two on display (in Norway?) in “as found” condition.

size….

Just as a side issue, that cockpit even without seats etc is not exactly big, how many crew crammed in there? Add instruments, seats, flying suits, guns….. not for the feint hearted who like their space is it!!?? Lovely work though, I guess there are these, Hendon and not many other 88’s…

Who’d have thought it possible to see a pair of those side by side 60+ years after they were built? They really are looking good, obvously the work is not being rushed and is being done by people who believe quality is more important than speed.

Now thats something you don,t see every day.

No, the second aircraft is owned by the Deutsches Technik Museum, and is a G model. The first is one of the aircraft owned by the Norwegians.

Bruce