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Re: JU-88 Props--wood or metal?
Hi,
Writing from memory the Ju 88 A-0īs had four blader VDM metal props at first but survivors had three blader VDM metal props later. The Ju 88 A-1, A-5, D-2 and D-5 variants had VDM three blader metal props.
Early JFM A-4īs (1941) also had VDM three blader metal props but most later A-4, D-1, A-4 LT and A-17 had VS II wood props (1942 / 1944). Many early A-1 / A-5 examples were later re-engined with the later Jumo 211 J engines and had VS II wooden props fitted (fm 1943?). Those last mentioned were mostly used by training units, I think.
The BMW 801 engined ones had three bladed Metal ones (e.g. Ju 88 R-1, R-2, G-1), but the Jumo 213 engined had three bladed wooden props (Ju 88 G, Ju 188 A / D).
However one should be careful to judge an Ju 88 variant from the props only, many hundred were re-built examples and Im not an expert (yet).
Cheers
ed
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