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 …

Dec 26, 2025 · Stuka, a low-wing, single-engine monoplane—especially the Junkers JU 87 dive-bomber—used by the German Luftwaffe from 1937 to 1945, with especially telling effect during the …

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).

Jun 30, 2025 · The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum’s Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, a rare long-range dive bomber once lost in the Russian tundra, is poised to continue its restoration at a new facility.

Known as the “Stuka” (an abbreviation of Sturzkampfflugzeug or “dive bomber”), the Ju-87 remains synonymous with the German Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-1940 as much for its psychological effect …

The Stuka was a key instrument of Blitzkrieg tactics in Poland, Norway, France, and the Low Countries, where it provided close air support and precision strikes against defensive positions, vehicles, and …

For the German commanders, the Stuka was their flying artillery. It was instantly recognizable with its inverted gull wings, fixed spatted undercarriage and infamous Jericho-Trompete ("Jericho Trumpet") …

Mar 27, 2025 · One such frightful technology developed by Berlin’s deviously ingenious engineers was the Junkers Ju 87 Sturzkampfflugzeug (“Dive Bomber” in German) or, more simply, the “Stuka.” The …

The Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber was the classic precision bomber which provided very effective "airborne artillery" support to the rapidly advancing columns of German tanks in their Blitzkrieg tactic.

5 days ago · Before guided bombs and computers, the Stuka delivered precision through design. This video breaks down how dive brakes, automated pull-out systems, and cockpit instruments allowed …