Junkers Ju 388

Ju 388
Ju 388L in 1945
General information
Typeheavy fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, night fighter
ManufacturerJunkers
Primary userLuftwaffe
Number builtapproximately 100
History
Introduction dateLate 1944
First flight22 December 1943
Retired1945
Developed fromJunkers Ju 188

The Junkers Ju 388 Störtebeker is a World War II German Luftwaffe multi-role aircraft based on the Ju 88 airframe by way of the Ju 188. It differed from its predecessors in being intended for high altitude operation, with design features such as a pressurized cockpit for its crew. The Ju 388 was introduced very late in the war, and production problems along with the deteriorating war conditions meant that few were built.