Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG, also built by Henschel and built under license by Saab, Sweden
Type: medium level bomber
Engine: (D) two 600hp Junkers Jumo 205C six opposed-piston cylinder diesels, (E, G) two 800 or 880hp BMW 132 nine-cylinder radials, (K) two 905hp Bristol Mercury XIX nine-cylinder radials
Armament: three 7.92mm MG 15 manually aimed from nose, dorsal and retractable ventral positions, internal bomb load of four 250kg or sixteen 50kg bombs
Speed: maximum speed (E-1)325km/h
Climb: initial climb (E) 280m/minute
Ceiling: service ceiling (E-1) 6,800m
Range: (E) 1,200km
Weight: empty (E-1) 5,200kg, loaded (E-1) 8,200kg
Wingspan: 22.6m
Length: typically 17.9m, (G) 17.2m
Height: 4.7m
Crew: two-four
History: first flight (Ju 86V-1) 4 November 1934, (V-5 bomber prototype) January 1936, (production D-1) late 1936, (P-series prototype) February 1940
Users: Bolivia, Chile, Germany (Luftwaffe, Lufthansa), Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden

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