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Junkers Ju 88D

The pictured aircraft is a Ju 88D-1/Trop (later designated Ju 88D-3), a long-range photographic reconnaissance version modified for tropical use. On 22 July 1943, a defecting Rumanian Air Force pilot, who had become disillusioned with his German Luftwaffe superior officers, flew it to Cyprus.

Junkers Ju 88D

This aircraft was built in June 1943 and delivered to Romania, a Germany ally.