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APPENDIX VI
Principal Operational Aircraft of the German Air Force, 1942-43

BOMBER AND RECONNAISSANCE

AIRCRAFT MAXIMUM SPEED SERVICECEILING RANGE ANDASSOCIATED BOMB LOAD ARMAMENT
m.p.h, feet feet miles lb.
Junkers (Ju.) 88B3 333 at 20,000 25,000 1,280 -- 2,200 2 × 13-Mm.
2 × 7.9-mm.
Junkers (Ju.) 87D' 255 at 13,500
or
232 at 13,500
18,500 720 2,200 620 -- 4,000 4 × 7.9-mm.
Junkers (Ju.) 188 325 at 20,000 33,500 1,200 -- 4,400 1 × 20-mm.
2 × 13-mm.
2 × 7.9-mm.
Heinkel (He.) Ill 240 at 14,000 26,000 1,510 -- 2,200 7 × 7.9-mm.
2 × 20-mm.
Heinkel (He.) 177 305 at 20,000 21,000 2,650 -- 2,200
or
1,150 -- 12,320
5 × 13-mm
4 × 13/20-mm.
Focke-Wulf (F.W.) 2002 240 at 13,600 20,500 2,150 -- 3,600
or
2,700 (Recce only)
3 × 13-mm.
3 × 15/20- mm.

1 The Stuka -- dive-bomber.       2 Known as the Condor.

FIGHTER

AIRCRAFT MAXIMUM SPEED SERVICE CELILING CLIMB -- TIME TO HEIGHT ARMAMENT
m.p.h, feet feet minutes feet
Junkers (Ju.) 88C5 347 at 20,000 30,200 10-3 to 18,500 6 × 7.9-mm.
3 × 20-mm.
Messerschmitt (Me.) 109G 400 at 22,000 38,500 6 to 19,000 2 × 7.9/13 mm.
3 × 20-mm.
Messerschmitt (Me.) 110G 368 at 19,000 34,800 7-3 to 18,000 6 × 7.9-mm.
4 × 20-mm.
1 × 37-mm.
Messerschmitt (Me.) 210 370 at 21,000 29,000 11-8 to 19,000 2 × 20-mm.
2 × 13-mm.
2 × 7.9-mm.
Messerschmitt (Me.) 410 395 at 22,000 30,000 11-5 to 19,000 2 × 20-mm.
2 × 13-mm.
2 × 7.9-mm.
Focke-Wulf (F.W.) 190A3 385 at 19,000 36,000 6-5 to 18,000 4 × 20-mm.
2 × 7.9-mm.

Notes i - iii on page 375 apply in general to the above tables.

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