Junkers Ju 87

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The Junkers Ju 87, commonly known as the Stuka, was a German World War II dive bomber famed for its distinctive gull wings and terrifying siren used during precision ground-attack missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
dive bomber
military aircraft
aircraftRole dive bomber
ground-attack aircraft
alsoKnownAs Junkers Ju-87
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Stuka
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approximateNumberBuilt about 6,500
armament bomb load up to about 1,000 kg (early variants)
forward-firing machine guns or cannon (depending on variant)
rear defensive machine gun
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 2
crewRoles pilot
rear gunner
designedBy Hermann Pohlmann
engineType liquid-cooled piston engine
famousPilot Hans-Ulrich Rudel
firstFlight 1935-09-17
introduced 1936
laterRole tank-buster (especially Ju 87G with cannon)
manufacturer Junkers
maximumSpeed about 390 km/h
nameEtymology Stuka is short for Sturzkampfflugzeug (dive bomber)
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notableFeature Jericho-Trompete siren
automatic pull-out dive brakes
fixed spatted landing gear
notableUse Battle of Britain
Battle of France
Blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland
Eastern Front operations
North African Campaign
notableVariant Ju 87A
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Ju 87B
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Ju 87C
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Ju 87D
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Ju 87G
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Ju 87K
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Ju 87R
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powerplant 1 × Junkers Jumo 211 inverted V-12 engine
primaryUser Nazi Germany
productionPeriod late 1930s to early 1940s
range about 500 km (combat) depending on variant
retired 1959
usedBy Bulgarian Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
Luftwaffe
Regia Aeronautica
Royal Romanian Air Force
Slovak Air Force (WWII)
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration inverted gull wing

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Luftwaffe usedAircraft Junkers Ju 87
Wehrmacht equipment Junkers Ju 87
bombing of Coventry aircraftUsed Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers
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Junkers Ju 87 alsoKnownAs Stuka
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Junkers Ju 87 alsoKnownAs Junkers Ju-87
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Junkers Ju 87 nameEtymology Stuka is short for Sturzkampfflugzeug (dive bomber)
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87A
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87B
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87D
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87G
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87R
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87C
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Junkers Ju 87 notableVariant Ju 87K
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Condor Legion uses Junkers Ju 87 Stuka aircraft
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Royal Romanian Air Force usedAircraft Junkers Ju 87
Hans-Ulrich Rudel aircraftFlown Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
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Junkers Jumo 211 poweredAircraft Junkers Ju 87
Junkers produced Junkers Ju 87
Slovak Air Force (WWII) usedAircraft Junkers Ju 87
Jericho-Trompete siren mountedOnAircraftType Stuka dive bomber
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Jericho-Trompete siren associatedWith Junkers Ju 87 B variant
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Luftflotte 4 usedAircraft Junkers Ju 87
Trotzdem associatedWith Luftwaffe Sturzkampfflugzeug (Stuka)
subject linked to: book "Trotzdem" ("Stuka Pilot")
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Hermann Pohlmann notableWork Junkers Ju 87
Hermann Pohlmann notableWork Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber
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Hermann Pohlmann designed Junkers Ju 87
Hermann Pohlmann notableAircraft Junkers Ju 87 B
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Hermann Pohlmann notableAircraft Junkers Ju 87 D
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Hermann Pohlmann notableAircraft Junkers Ju 87 G
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Italian National Republican Air Force usedAircraft Junkers Ju 87
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HMS Illustrious damagedBy Luftwaffe Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers
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MG 151 cannon usedOnAircraft Junkers Ju 87