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 Ju-87 Stuka is the iconic dive bomber aircraft used by Axis forces during WWII. Stukas dropped the first bombs of the War and shot down the first aircraft of the European war on September 1, 1939. The Stuka perfected and popularized the term “dive-bomber.”

Jul 29, 2024 · 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 Ju 87 D-5 was based on the D-3 design and was unique in the Ju 87 series as it had wings 0.6 metres (1 foot) longer than previous variants. The two 7.92 mm MG 17 wing guns were exchanged for more powerful 20 mm MG 151/20s to better suit the aircraft's ground-attack role.

The Ju 87 D-5 was based on the D-3 design and was unique in the Ju 87 series as it had wings 0.6 metres (1 foot) longer than previous variants. The two 7.92 mm MG 17 wing guns were exchanged for more powerful 20 mm MG 151/20s to better suit the aircraft's ground-attack role.

The Night Things were equipped with a more powerful Jumo 211P boosted engine, which developed 1500 hp on takeoff. The exhaust pipes were hidden in long flame arresters. Additionally, on D-8 modification aircraft, the guns received conical nozzles so that the flashes of the shots would not blind the pilots.

Feb 24, 2024 · Three Junkers Ju 87D dive bombers fly to attack Yugoslavian partisan positions in the mountains of Montenegro. Image: Polish State Archives. Although it was rapidly outclassed in its original dive-bomber role, the Ju 87 remained in …

Ju 87 D-4 A prototype torpedo-bomber version, which could carry a 750–905 kg (1,650-2,000 lb) aerial torpedo on a PVC 1006 B rack. The D-4 was to be converted from D-3 airframes and operated from the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin .

Jan 3, 2024 · The Hudson, Massachusetts-based American Heritage Museum has acquired the substantial remains of a former Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87 D-5 Stuka – and wants to return it to the skies. The machine in question is Wk Nr 131587/Q9+CH, a machine assigned to the 1. Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 5 (1./SG1) in 1944.

Therefore, the Ju87D was chosen as the new carrier bomber, in the role of the dive bomber and as a torpedo bomber. It was projected to make the same modifications to the original Luftwaffe design as it was previously done in case of the Ju87C, but none of …