Junkers Ju 188

Ju 188
Role	Tactical bomber/reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Junkers
First flight	19 June 1941 (Ju 88 V27) August 1943 (Ju 188 V1)
Introduction	February 1943
Retired	1951 (France)
Primary users	Nazi Germany France and United Kingdom (post-war)
Number built	over 1,000
Developed from	Junkers Ju 88
Variants	Junkers Ju 388

The Junkers Ju 188 "Rächer" ("Avenger") was a German Luftwaffe high-performance medium bomber built during World War II, the planned follow-up to the Ju 88 with better performance and payload. It was produced only in limited numbers, due both to the presence of improved versions of the Ju 88, as well as the increasingly effective Allied strategic bombing campaign against German industry and the resulting focus on fighter production.