I had read that the only Stuka left was in a museum in Chicago. I think it's a really cool looking plane, but 3 books or articles I've read described it as ugly. Well, shows you how little those jerks know bcuz it's a beauty.
HI , Harry, totally agree. this airplane is definitely a beautifuly mechanical designed by the designer of Junkers. I don't think only curvy, smooth airstream line is the concept of beauty.
+ @user-wi5yu5ik2z Paul Allen's museum is building the first Stuka to fly since WW2 using wreckage from two aircraft recovered from Russia. Work has been stopped but the museum has new owners so hopefully the rebuild will resume in the coming months or years. The Chicago example is a similar model to the restoration and the museum was able to have engineers examine it to get missing measurements and data for their project. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yvKhZYf3Fp4.html
Beautiful and scary in equal measure. Must have been a terrifying sight and particularly sound in the early part of the war. Hope we get to see one flying again one day.
My Grandfather stated the biggest issue with the various models was ordering and receiving replacement radiators, they would order a radiator for a newer D and receive an older B model radiator and or the wrong parts.
This plane was used in Russian front as a " Tank buster" and carried a crew of three, pilot, bomb operator, rear gunner. There was also a screaming siren that was installed on the wing for the fright factor when dive bombing. This Stuka and the one in Chicago museum are the only two examples left in the world. Beautiful airplane. Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber. Also used in all European fronts.
+@johnbockelie3899 This example was a Ju-87D that was recycled and reconfigured into a Ju-87G-2. It was captured by British forces still new from the factory conversion. The current paint was applied in the early 1970s after damage, and represents another aircraft.
Thanks for your comment and correction. Hmmmm, actually RAF Museum London registering this airplane as G-2, will check with them and amend accordingly.
Uh, got the history of this airplane. Thought to have been built 1943-4 as one of 1,178 Ju87 D-5 ground-attack variants ordered, but later modified to G-2 standard, including fitting underwing mounting points for the two 37mm (1.46inch) Bk37/Flak 18 cannon carried by this variant.
@@zemkehub4078 It was a D-5, and it was recycled back to the factory to convert it to a G-2. It was captured late in the war, possibly while still fresh from the factory and not assigned. It is curious that it does not have the 37mm cannons unless they were not captured with it. Paul Allen's museum has the only intact 37mm Stuka cannon pod, so replicas could be made if needed.
+ @fischikawa No it was repainted in the early 1970s after repairing damage to a wingtip while transporting it by truck. I'm not sure if the current paint is accurate either.
Thank you for your comment. And that is correct. This example was fly-worthy until 26th May 1972 due to the damage caused when she was in transit from RAF Colerne to St.Athan.
+ @terrysmith4831 No and not correct. This example was not flying in the 1970s or the 1960s. It has not flown since then end of WW2. When the 1968 "Battle of Britain" movie was being filmed, it was considered to get this Stuka back in the air for the filming, but this was not done. The systems and electrics were too fragile even by the 1960s. I have always read that they got it running, but I have never seen one still photo or home movie of it running. It was not flown.
@@FiveCentsPlease When she was in the Museum at RAF Saint Athan, I think she may have been one of the regular ground runs for a while. They used to start the ME 110, BF 109 and HE 111. I think some the footage is on RU-vid too
@@andrewmorgan1819 To my knowledge she wasn't ran for display. I've never seen one picture or home movie of the Stuka running, even from the prep for the Battle of Britain movie. If only they'd got her to taxi for some film that would have been great. There are a couple of videos of the Me-410 and Fw-190 running at St. Athan, but I've never seen any of the Bf-109 or He-111.
Maybe, they did bomb tanks, but the real tank destroyer was the Stuka in G spec, the Kanonenvogel ("cannon-bird") as it was known. Fitted with two 37 mm (1.46 in) Flak 18 guns, each one in a self-contained under-wing gun pod. In fact the Stuka earned Hans-Ulrich Rudel the title of the greatest combat pilot of all time, worth looking up his combat record is mind boggling.
@@alfredovilla8560 This Stuka was repainted in the early 1970s after repairs from damage while moving by road. So the paint is not correct for the history of the plane. It was captured new at the factory after it was rebuilt and reconfigured as a Ju-87G variant. So, I'm guessing that the 37mm cannons had not been fitted. Paul Allen's museum in the US has a fully intact 37mm cannon pod and I think it is the only example in the world. So the RAF Museum could have replicas constructed if they need them or have the funding for it.
