Big Stuka update

[Clave]

It's been a really long time since I looked at Stukas, so I have added a lot!

The Ju 87 Stuka was a purpose-built dive-bomber which entered Luftwaffe service in 1935. Over 6,500 Stukas were built, and they were highly accurate and successful when there was no fighter opposition present.

It had many unique design features including an automatic system for dive recovery, so that if the pilot blacked out during pull-up, the Ju 87 would level itself without intervention from the pilot.

The standard armament was 1 x 250Kg bomb and 2 x 50Kg bombs, with 2 x 7.92mm machine guns in the wings and one for defence in the rear cockpit.

This example is a Ju 87 R2 of the Bulgarian Air Force 1940.

This example is a Ju 87 D5 of the Bulgarian Air Force 1944.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 11/LG 1 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 G1 of SG 77 Luftwaffe 1943.

This example is a Ju 87 B1 of 1/StG 1 Luftwaffe 1939.

 

[Clave]

This example is a Ju 87 B1 of 4/StG 1 Luftwaffe 1940.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of StabII/StG 1 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of 5/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1939.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of III/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1940.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 2/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 11/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 6/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1942.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 2/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 D1 of 1/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1942.

 

[Clave]

This example is a Ju 87 G2 of Stab/StG 2 Luftwaffe 1944. This is Hans-Ulrich Rudel's aircraft.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 3/StG 3 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 D1 of III/StG 3 Luftwaffe 1942.

This example is a Ju 87 D2 of Stab/StG 3 Luftwaffe 1942.

This example is a Ju 87 R2 of 7/StG 77 Luftwaffe 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of StG 162 Luftwaffe 1939.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of StG 167 Luftwaffe 1939.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of the Hungarian Air Force 1944.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of the Hungarian Air Force 1943.

 

[Clave]

This example is a Ju 87 D5 of the Hungarian Air Force 1944.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 209 Squadriglia Italian Air Force 1941.

This example is a Ju 87 B2 of 239 Squadriglia Italian Air Force 1942.

This example is a Ju 87 D3 of the Romanian Air Force 1943.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of the Spanish Nationalist Air Force 1938.

This example is a Ju 87 A1 of the Spanish Nationalist Air Force 1938.

This example is a Ju 87 B1 of the Spanish Nationalist Air Force 1938.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work Clave!

 

[Wurger]

Well done Clave.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent work Bill! Love the detail you've put in these. I'm planning on doing the D5 version in NSGr9s scheme and a D3 also in 1/48 scale.

 

[Wayne Little]