The Ju 87’s fixed undercarriages provided sturdy platforms for takeoffs and landings, including on improvised airfields in the field, but at the cost of airspeed due to drag. However, it also featured ...
One of the Nazi's most emblematic pieces of military ordnance, and perhaps the most feared plane of World War II, was the "Screaming Bird of Prey" — the Junkers Ju-87. It's better known as a "Stuka," ...
More than just a bomber, the German JU 87 Stuka was a masterwork of psychological warfare. Equipped with the infamous "Jericho Trumpet" siren, its near-vertical dive-bombing attacks were accompanied ...
During the Second World War, the skies of Europe were transformed into a battleground. Here, some of histories deadliest episodes of airborne conflict were played out. At times, the air pulsed to the ...
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, and ...