March 17, 2004

RAF Museum visit - part 4

Pictures taken during a recent visit to the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon. Click here to expand to the RAF Museum category.

This extra posting today shows the underside of a German Junkers Ju88 fighter/bomber. The bit I found interesting is the iconic BMW symbol sported by the engine housing. It seemed such an odd place to see one, though I guess retrospectively I shouldn't have been so surprised.

The BMW symbol is so ubiquitous round these parts that it just kind of jumped out at me. It seemed so out of place, like getting a glimpse of a digital wrist watch on a Roman centurion when watching a film.

Junkers Ju88 engine housing
Junkers Ju88 engine housing

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