junkers ju-86

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the junkers ju 86 was a german monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s, and employed by various air forces on both sides during world war ii. the civilian model ju 86b could carry ten passengers. two were delivered to swissair and five to deutsche luft hansa. in addition a single civilian ju 86z was delivered to sweden's ab aerotransport. the bomber was field-tested in the spanish civil war by the condor legion. four ju 86d-1s arrived in spain in early february 1937, but after a few sorties one of them was shot down in late february–early march 1937 by republican fighters. a replacement aircraft was sent from germany, but after two more were damaged in landing accidents, the remaining two aircraft were sold to the nationalist air force.