Pilots flew at tree-top level to ambush Soviet tank columns. 💥 The Mistel: The Flying Bomb
On the Eastern Front, the Ju 88 was modified yet again. This time, it became a dedicated ground-attack and anti-tank aircraft to blunt massive Soviet armor offensives.
Outfitted with complex nose antennae to track enemy bombers. Junkers Ju 88 in action, Part 2
Ju 88s devastated Allied convoys heading to the Soviet Union.
In the final, desperate years of the war, the Ju 88 was used in one of the most unusual composite aircraft operations in history: the Mistel (Mistletoe) project. Pilots flew at tree-top level to ambush Soviet tank columns
The entire front cockpit of an unmanned Ju 88 was replaced with a massive shaped explosive charge.
Extra plating was added to protect the crew from ground fire. Outfitted with complex nose antennae to track enemy bombers
Perhaps the most dramatic transformation of the Ju 88 was its role as a night fighter. As British heavy bombers began pounding German cities by night, the Ju 88 was modified to hunt them down in the dark.