Help: Ju 87 B-2 Stuka (Italeri 1/48) 3776 views. 9 replies. Order Ascending; Order Descending; jbuck85. Member since January 2011; From: Provo, UT; Help: Ju 87 B-2
Aircraft History (provided by Italeri instructions) The Junkers JU87 Stuka was a two-seat dive-bomber/ground attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, the Stuka first flew in 1935 and made its combat debut in 1936 as part of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War.
The JU-87 dive bomber is certainly one of the most famous airplanes of World War II. This characteristic “inverted gullwing” aircraft became famous at the early stages of the war, when Germany had virtual air superiority. Later on the planes’s limits became obvious. The Stukas were then used as troop support aircraft on the Eastern front
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