The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the " Stuka ", [b] is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe 's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945). The aircraft is easily recognisable by ...
The Junkers JU-87, better known by its nickname "Stuka," was one of World War II's most iconic combat aircraft. Its distinctive inverted "gull" wings and fixed undercarriage make it unmistakable ...
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.
The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, a rare long-range dive bomber once lost in the Russian tundra, is poised to continue its restoration at a new facility. Built in 1940 and crashed in 1942 during the Eastern Front campaign, this iconic aircraft is on track to return to flight within the next few years, featuring a meticulously restored Junkers Jumo 211 engine.
FHCAM’s Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Heads to New Facility for Final Restoration ...
The Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' was a two-seater dive-bomber plane used by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) in various theatres of the Second World War (1939-45). The Stuka, with its distinctive angled wings...
The Stuka was the sinister face of the Nazi Blitzkrieg and its combat actions through Poland, Belgium and France. For a time, the reputation generated by the Stuka was unassailable. Both civilian and military forces were simply paralyzed by the sight and sound of them massing overhead. The myth of the Stuka was shattered in the Battle of Britain.