*German, WW2, Junkers Aircraft Parts: Engine piston and Main Bearing Cap from JU 88 Wnr5151 of 1/KG76*
JU 88 Wnr5151 of 1/KG76 – KG Kampfgeschwader (Battle Wing)
This aircraft was shot down by anti aircraft fire on the night of the 19-20th April 1941,
Junkers JU88 (5151) was fitted with Jumo 211 engines and carried the aircraft code of FL & GH. It was attached to the first wing of Bomber Group 76 (I/KG76). On Sat 19th April eleven aircraft were dispatched to bomb London, the heaviest weekend of bombing of the Blitz. JU88 (5151) had dropped its bombs and was a homeward course when it was shot down by Brooklands AA (anti-aircraft) guns. It dived into the ground at high speed, under power, engulfed in flames, and exploded. Apart from a very large crater, not much was left of the aircraft or the crew. It crashed at Slaughter Bridge, Slinfold, Sussex.
The crew (all killed in the crash) were
Fw. Heinz Burghart
Obgefr. Walter Rudolf Scheidhauser
Obgwfr. Bruno Kalmus.
Ofw. Wolfgang Hasselsteiner.
Information from Luftwaffe Crash Archive, Vol. 8, Page 897.
KG 76 was a Luftwaffe bomber Group during World War II. It was one of the few bomber groups that operated throughout the war. I. and III. Gruppe were used on the night of the 19/20 April 1941 to bomb London. Hermann Göring ordered the attack to celebrate Hitler’s birthday.
The Main Bearing Cap from JU 88 5151 is unmarked.
The Engine Piston has a component number – 1501 II. The piston which still has its conrod attached and some faint maker markings is in fantastic condition given it is almost certainly recovered from a crashed plane and is a great example of a piston from this famous aircraft which is perfect for display.
Junkers was founded in 1895 and taken over by the Nazis in 1934. During World War I and following the war, the company became famous for its pioneering all-metal aircraft. During World War II the company produced the German air force’s planes, as well as piston and jet aircraft engines, albeit in the absence of its founder who had been removed by the Nazis in 1934.
The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as a so-called Schnellbomber (“fast bomber”) that would be too fast for fighters of its era to intercept. It suffered from technical problems during its development and early operational periods but became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it served as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter and at the end of the war, as a flying bomb. Despite a protracted development, it became one of the Luftwaffe’s most important aircraft. The assembly line ran constantly from 1936 to 1945 and more than 15,000 Ju 88s were built in dozens of variants, making it the second-most produced bomber of all time, behind the four-engined Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and the most-produced twin-engine German aircraft of the period. Throughout production the basic structure of the aircraft remained unchanged.
*Condition*
These are fascinating relics of the Blitz and Germany’s bombardment. They are in good rescued condition given their history. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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