Developed as the J 4 by the Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works, the aircraft was accepted into the Imperial German Air Service (the Luftstreitkräfte) as the first all-metal airplane to enter combat ...

On this day in aviation history, December 21, 1936, the Junkers Ju 88 made its first flight. This aircraft would go on to play a vital role in the German Luftwaffe’s campaigns across Europe ...