The following list contains the first flights of all Junkers aircraft types.
Following the initial experiences of the J1 and J2, the years 1917 and 1918 saw a lot of first flights of new Junkers aircraft types,
while Junkers was on his way towards a reliable and adequate military aircraft design. After WWI the number of annual first flights
was reduced to about one a year due to the massive restrictions about Germany's aircraft industry. Most of these aircraft types
were smaller aircraft, which fit with the Allies' restrictions. The Fili venture in Russia brought a lot
of new designs into the air in 1923. Two military aircraft for the Russian Air Force and two experimental designs to gather experience
about highlever airplanes performed their maiden flight during that year. But already in 1924 the Soviet Air Force lost their interest
in the Junkers venture and most design projects were rejected. The number of first flights again fall back to one a year.
During the following years the average output of new aircraft types, which made it up into the year laid at about
one per year. Outstanding years were the year 1926 with five first flights and the year 1929 with four first flights.
When the Nazi Government took over control of Junkers Flugzeugwerke in 1933 nearly all developement projects
were stopped. New programs were launched, which were focused on the setup of the new Luftwaffe. Between
1934 and 1938 four different bomber types were developed at Junkers Flugzeugwerke and year by year one of
this new types performed its first flight. Just a few other developements were performed during that time.
As the Luftwaffe setup program was finished, Junkers Flugzeugwerke were transformed from a developement
company into a mass production company. During the following years no new aircraft types became airborne.
In 1940/41 one new Junkers aircraft developement per year appeared. In 1942/43 three new types per year
performed their first flights. Nevertheless, these new types were just improvements of older Junkers types
under new designators. But 1944 was a final remarkable year in the history of Junkers' first flights. During
that year the first Junkers jet powered aircraft performed its first flight, as well as a Junkers rocket driven
aircraft even if this was a further improved Messerschmitt design. Even if the wartime developements of
Junkers Flugzeugwerke did not bring up much innovative aircraft types, the first flights of 1944 are milestones,
which give an imagination of what would come out from Dessau during the following years. These new
aircraft types were realistic plattforms for the planned EF developements of the year 1944/45.
Junkers First Flight Test Pilots:
Mallinkrodt 1915-1916 flight officer of IDFLIEG,
delegated to Junkers
Schmidt 1917-1918 IDFLIEG officer, delegated to Junkers
Thiedemann 1918 IDFLIEG seaplane officer,
joint Junkers later
Monz 1919 Junkers company pilot
Zimmermann 1920-1930 Junkers test pilot of the twenties
Neuenhofen 1929-1935 Junkers test pilot,
killed during Ju87 tests
Kindermann 1936-1938
Hesselbach 1937-1941 Junkers test pilot
Matthies 1942-1943 Junkers test pilot during WWII
Pancherz 1942-1944 Junkers test pilot during WWII
Wendel 1942 Junkers test pilot
Holzbaur 1944
1915 |
J1 f/f: 12.12.1915 Mallinkrodt designed by Junkers
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1916 |
J2 f/f: 11.07.1916 Mallinkrodt designed by Junkers
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1917 |
J4 f/f: 17.01.1917 Schmidt designed by Mader
J7 f/f: 17.09.1917 Schmidt designed by Junkers/Mader
J8 f/f: 10.12.1917 Schmidt designed by Mader
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1918 |
J9 f/f: xx.04.1918 unknown designed by Junkers/Mader
J10 f/f: 04.05.1918 unknown designed by Junkers/Mader
J11 f/f: 23.10.1918 Thiedemann designed by Junkers/Mader
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1919 |
F13 f/f: 25.06.1919 Monz designed by Reuter
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1920 |
A20 f/f: xx.03.1920 unknown designed by Zindel/Mader
J15 f/f: 04.09.1920 Zimmermann designed by Mader
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1921 |
K16 f/f: 03.03.1921 Zimmermann designed by Reuter
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1922 |
T19 f/f: 14.07.1922 unknown designed by Zindel
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1923 |
J21 f/f: 12.06.1923 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
T23 f/f: 04.09.1923 unknown designed by unknown
T26 f/f: 23.10.1923 unknown designed by Zindel
J22 f/f: 30.11.1923 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
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1924 |
G23/24 f/f: 18.09.1924 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
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1925 |
T29 f/f: 22.04.1925 unknown designed by Zindel
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1926 |
A32 f/f: xx.xx.1926 unknown designed by Zindel/Plauth
A35 f/f: xx.05.1926 unknown designed by Zindel
W33 f/f: 17.06.1926 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
W34 f/f: 07.07.1926 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
G31 f/f: 07.09.1926 unknown designed by Zindel
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1927 |
S36 f/f: 05.09.1927 unknown designed by Zindel
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1929 |
A50 f/f: 13.02.1929 Arntzen designed by Zindel/Arntzen
W41 f/f: xx.08.1929 unknown designed by Zindel
A48 f/f: 15.09.1929 Neuenhofen designed by Pohlmann
G38 f/f: 06.11.1929 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
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1930 |
Ju52/1mf/f: 03.09.1930 Zimmermann designed by Zindel
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1931 |
Ju49 f/f: 02.10.1931 Hoppe designed by Zindel
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1932 |
Ju46 f/f: xx.03.1932 unknown designed by Zindel/Pohlmann
Ju52 f/f: 07.03.1932 unknown designed by Zindel
Ju60 f/f: 08.11.1932 Neuenhofen designed by Pohlmann
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1934 |
Ju160 f/f: 30.01.1934 Neuenhofen designed by Pohlmann
Ju86 f/f: 04.11.1934 unknown designed by Zindel
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1935 |
Ju87 f/f: 17.09.1935 Neuenhofen designed by Pohlmann
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1936 |
Ju88 f/f: 21.12.1936 Kindermann designed by Zindel
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1937 |
EF61 f/f: 04.03.1937 unknown designed by Wagner
Ju89 f/f: 11.04.1937 Hesselbach designed by Zindel
Ju90 f/f: 28.08.1937 Hesselbach designed by Zindel/Wagner
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1940 |
Ju288 f/f: 29.11.1940 unknown designed by Hertel
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1941 |
Ju322 f/f: xx.04.1941 Hesselbach designed by Hertel
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1942 |
Ju252 f/f: 05.06.1942 Matthies designed by Eichholtz
Ju188 f/f: 24.06.1942 Wendel designed by Zindel
Ju290 f/f: 16.07.1942 Pancherz designed by Kraft
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1943 |
Ju388 f/f: xx.xx.1943 unknown designed by Zindel
Ju352 f/f: 18.08.1943 Matthies designed by Eichholtz
Ju390 f/f: 20.10.1943 Pancherz designed by Kraft
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1944 |
Ju287 f/f: 16.08.1944 Holzbaur designed by Wocke
Ju248 f/f: 31.12.1944 Pancherz designed by Hertel
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1945 |
EF131 f/f: xx.09.1945 unknown designed by Wocke/Baade
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Updated:
3rd January 2004 |
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