Junkers J 2

J 2
Third-built example of the Junkers J.2, E.252/16
General information
TypeFighter prototype
National originGerman Empire
ManufacturerJunkers und Companie
Primary userLuftstreitkrafte
Number built6
History
Introduction date1916
First flight11 July 1916
Retired1916
Developed fromJunkers J 1

The Junkers J 2 was the first all-metal aircraft intended as a dedicated military aircraft design, the first all-metal aircraft meant to be a fighter aircraft, and was the direct descendant of the pioneering J 1 all-metal aircraft technology demonstrator design of 1915.

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