Last - Surviving Junkers J.I. Airplane - Ottawa, Ontario
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The Junkers J.I. is the only surviving Junkers J.I. in the world. It is presently located indoors at the Canada Space and Aviation Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMYMCF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/28/2018
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Text from a plaque next to the Junkers J.I.
This airplane is the only surviving Junkers J.I. It was sent to Canada from France as a war trophy in May 1919.
"The Junkers J.I. marked a major transition in aircraft construction. Before the J.I, almost all airplanes were built of wood and fabric ––– relatively fragile material. First flown in 1917, this aircraft had a metal structure. The wings and tail were covered in aluminum. The front half of the body was made of steel plates while the rear had an aluminum frame. This made the aircraft incredibly strong and resistant to ground fire ––– perfect for low level observation and ground attack. Only 227 J.Is were ever built.
"Manufactured in 1918, this J.I was sent to Canada from Dieppe on the SS Venusia in May 1919, as a war trophy. The Museum believes that the aircraft's armament consisted of one flexible mounted gun for the observer, although some accounts mention that fixed forward-firing guns were also provided on the aircraft. This Junkers J.I was assembled and put on display to the public in Toronto at the Canadian National Exhibition in August 1919. In 1939, it was transferred from Camp Borden to the Aeronautical Museum. It was later moved to the Canadian War Museum's warehouse, and was transferred to this Museum in 1969. It is the only complete Junkers J.I that exists in the world."
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