Stukas off-series
12-19-2015, 01:18 AM
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Stukas off-series
One of the most versatile and lethal aircraft of the Luftwaffe during World War II, the Junkers Ju-87 has been tested in numerous versions. The link you find on this post provides a collection of pictures showing several of them, some exclusive and never before seen by me in other publications. To see the photos, visit the link below:
Aviação em Floripa: Variantes do Ju-87 Stuka
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Aviação em Floripa: Variantes do Ju-87 Stuka
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12-24-2015, 01:12 PM
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There is one in Chicago, at the Museum of Science and Industry. It has been hanging from the ceiling since 1944. It fell once (About 50 ft.) and only broke one gear! There is a "Spit" there as well, attacking the Stuka. It has not managed to shoot the Ju-87 down in 71 years. (Not counting the cable parting.)
12-24-2015, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by badflaps
There is one in Chicago, at the Museum of Science and Industry. It has been hanging from the ceiling since 1944. It fell once (About 50 ft.) and only broke one gear! There is a "Spit" there as well, attacking the Stuka. It has not managed to shoot the Ju-87 down in 71 years. (Not counting the cable parting.)
12-24-2015, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pampa14
One of the most versatile and lethal aircraft of the Luftwaffe during World War II, the Junkers Ju-87 has been tested in numerous versions. The link you find on this post provides a collection of pictures showing several of them, some exclusive and never before seen by me in other publications. To see the photos, visit the link below:
Aviação em Floripa: Variantes do Ju-87 Stuka
Best Regards!
Aviação em Floripa: Variantes do Ju-87 Stuka
Best Regards!
Dive bombing started in WW1 and was continued on a small scale by the USMC in Haiti in the 1920's. On the whole, it was rejected by the US military at first, but dive bombing demonstrations got the attention of visiting German military personnel who took the concept back to Germany and created, I believe, the world's first dedicated dive bomber...the Stuka.
Here are some interesting links to US Navy dive bombing in WW2.
DIVE BOMBING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl60BzJ5Muc
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