While the Germans liked to pretend Ju-88 was a German design - crediting it to Junkers cheif designer Dipl. Ing. Zindel, it was in fact designed by W.H. Evers - a US citizen, and Alfred Gasner. Evers after working in the US aircraft industry returned to Germany in 1935, accompanied by Gasner. The two designers were employed by Junkers to design the new bomber. Gasner returned to the US before the prototypes first flight.
WI: They didn't go back to Germany - could the design for the 'Ju-88' (or something similar), have been submitted to the USAAC?
How different could it have been in comparison to the OTL version - apart from the dive-bombing requirement. I could imagine for example a defensive turret behind the cockpit.
What US OTL aircraft could a US '88' be built instead of? Douglas A-20, Martin Maryland and/or Baltimore, & B-25 NA Mitchell?
Ref: Famous Bombers of WW2 Wm Green
WI: They didn't go back to Germany - could the design for the 'Ju-88' (or something similar), have been submitted to the USAAC?
How different could it have been in comparison to the OTL version - apart from the dive-bombing requirement. I could imagine for example a defensive turret behind the cockpit.
What US OTL aircraft could a US '88' be built instead of? Douglas A-20, Martin Maryland and/or Baltimore, & B-25 NA Mitchell?
Ref: Famous Bombers of WW2 Wm Green