Sweden’s Own Fleet of Junkers Bombers

The Junkers Ju 86, which first flew in 1934 and joined the Luftwaffe later in the decade, was soon eclipsed by other, more successful German bombers, even though it did fly its share of important combat missions during World War II. But the Ju 86’s story is not limited by the type’s service in the German armed forces. This aircraft was exported abroad and even produced in some non-Axis countries under license—quite an uncommon twist of fate for a WWII-era German warplane.