Junkers J 2

J 2
Third-built example of the Junkers J.2, E.252/16
Role Fighter prototype
National origin German Empire
Manufacturer Junkers und Companie
First flight 11 July 1916
Introduction 1916
Retired 1916
Primary user Luftstreitkrafte
Number built 6
Developed from Junkers 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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