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Ju 88DReconnaissance AircraftJunkers![]()
The first scouts converted from bombers entered service in 1940. In 1940, German aircraft builders produced 330 Ju 88D reconnaissance aircraft. The reconnaissance equipment consisted of the Robot Rb 70/30 or Rb 50/30 cameras, designed for shooting from high altitudes, and the Rb 20/30 camera, which was used for photographing from low altitudes. Various modifications of the Ju 88D slightly differed from each other in the way the photographic equipment was installed. On the Ju 88D-0 and early Ju 88D-1, the camera lenses protruded beyond the hull lines and were covered by an anti-reflective system. On Ju 88D-2 and Ju 88D-4 aircraft, the lenses did not protrude beyond the fuselage contours. Junkers 88D-0, D-2. In the middle of 1940, the Junkers plant in Dessau produced a trial series of reconnaissance aircraft Ju 88D-0. A few weeks later, the production of the Ju 88D-2 series began. Both versions were based on the Ju 88A-5. Ju 88D-0 aircraft were equipped with Jumo 211B-1 engines, and Ju 88D-2 aircraft were equipped with Jumo 211G-1 or 211H-1 engines. Additional drop fuel tanks with a total capacity of 300 liters were suspended on bomb racks under the wings. The first new scouts Ju 88D-0 received l. (F) / 122, and Ju 88D-2 - l. (F) / 123. Junkers 88 D-1. At the beginning of 1941, the first Ju 88D-1 aircraft were built, based on the Ju 88A-4 bomber. Three cameras were installed on the aircraft, but in practice only two were used, located on the left side of the bomb bay. The Ju 88D-1s could carry bombs like regular Ju 88A-4s. A system was provided for heating cameras with exhaust gases from a running engine. The bomb bay with cameras was separated from the rear fuselage by a removable partition. On external ETC bomb racks, Ju 88D-1 aircraft could carry bombs or drop fuel tanks. Junkers 88D-3. Aircraft Ju 88D-3, which is a variant of the Ju 88D-1, were adapted for operation in tropical conditions. The Ju 88D-3 was equipped with air filters on the air intakes of carburetors and radiators, and was also equipped with desert survival equipment. In the field, several serial Ju 88D-1s were converted in a similar way, which received the designation Ju 88D-1 Tgor (Tgor is an abbreviation for the word Tropisch (tropical)). Junkers 88D-4. The Ju 88D-4 was a tropical version of the Ju 88D-2. At first, such aircraft were designated Ju 88D-2 Tgor. Junkers 88D-5. The last variant of the Ju 88D aircraft was the Ju 88D-5, powered by Jumo 211G or 211H engines. The VDM screw, which was used before, was replaced with a Junker VS 11 screw. Two cameras were installed on the reconnaissance aircraft.
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