German aviation

For training purposes this Junkers Ju 88 fuselage is mounted on a movable base to simulate the field of view from the dorsal gun position and the up and down movement of the aircraft.
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Just an FYI

“Aircraft carry their turrets in various locations: "dorsal" – on top of the fuselage, sometimes referred to as a mid-upper turret. ”ventral" – underneath the fuselage, often on US heavy bombers, a Sperry-designed ball turret. "rear" or "tail" – at the very end of the fuselage.”
 
German engineers wind tunnel testing a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 fighter aircraft at the Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt near Braunschweig (Brunswick) in Lower Saxony, Germany, in 1940.

The inscription on the wall translates loosely to "The German people will, by means of conquering the air, enforce their due and rightful place in the world."


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That inscription was fulfilled in about 5 more years, but not quite in the same way it was meant to be.
 
Ground crew servicing a Ju 87 in Russia in 1941, with ski runners replacing the tires to allow operating on a snow-covered field. The second photo appears to have been censored for some reason, with whatever was in the background blocked out.


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Since there is only one set of flight controls, the crew on the right of the airplane is the bombardier/navigator, not the co-pilot. This was the H-16 model. I see other HE 111s photos online that had dual controls.
 
Perhaps but those wires look too short to allow that and there are no rudder pedals on the bombardier's side. Those would be essential.
 
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A lot of German planes were lost making that trip.
 
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