The Ju 87 operated with considerable success in close air support and anti-shipping roles at the outbreak of World War II. It led air assaults during the Invasion of Poland in September 1939. Stukas proved critical to the rapid conquest of Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France in …

Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935 and became a symbol of German air power during World War II. Design and Characteristics. – Role: Dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. – Distinctive features: Inverted gull wings, fixed landing gear with spats, and the infamous “Jericho Trumpet” sirens attached to the landing gear.

2025年1月30日 · Stuka, a low-wing, single-engine monoplane—especially the Junkers JU 87 dive-bomber—used by the German Luftwaffe from 1937 to 1945, with especially telling effect during the first half of World War II. The Stuka was designed to employ the dive-bombing technique developed earlier by the U.S.

2024年7月29日 · As the Nazi regime geared up for a war of conquest in Europe, Junkers was required to step up Stuka production to 60 models a month. By the start of WWII, which began with Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939, the Luftwaffe had 336 Stukas, a figure which soon increased to 557. These aircraft were divided into nine Luftwaffe Stukagruppen.

2023年8月19日 · The Stuka saw some limited combat use before WWII, when small numbers were deployed to support Franco's Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, but it was in the succeeding global conflict...

2019年4月12日 · So you want to restore a Stuka to flying condition? Where do you even begin when there are only two complete examples in the world…and none of them fly? The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum team has been tirelessly putting a Junkers Ju 87 R4 back together again. If it sounds hard, well, it’s ten times harder than that!

2018年6月20日 · The "little bomber" was almost obsolete even before WWII began, but it managed to terrorize ground troops and destroy tanks far beyond its planned replacement.

2023年7月13日 · Few aircraft in history can claim the mystique, and notoriety, that belongs to the Junkers Ju 87 Sturzkampfflugzeug or Stuka. Without a doubt one of the least attractive combat aircraft of any era, the Stuka's menacing appearance served its role as a terror weapon almost as well as its ability to deliver its bomb load with pin-point accuracy.

The all-metal Ju 87 Stuka aircraft were the German Luftwaffe 's primary dive bombers. At first glance, they were crude-looking, but this feature reflected the principle behind the Ju 87 design, which stressed the ease of production and the ruggedness …

The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, also known as the Sturzkampfflugzeug or Dive Bomber, was a German fighter aircraft that played a crucial role during World War II. Designed and built by Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke, this aircraft was specifically intended for …