Of course... this dive bomber is one of the most terrifing warplanes of ww2 thanks to the Jericho Trumpets... the Stuka is a legend of warplanes and that's why the Tie Fighters of Star Wars has use the Stuka sounds
My grandfather survived a Stuka dive attack while he was a foot soldier in partizans movement...the Allies nicknamed the Stuka, "Banshee" The Syren aka Jerikos trumpet was a hard, paper made, propeler that produced that sound when speed increased. When we were kids we had whistles that made similar sound. Meanwhile in Hollywood: Lets add this sound on every plane falling or diving.
You hear one Then another Then Another A whole squadron with this sound blasting Over the city Then it stops… Then *BOOM* you’re comrade just got blown up
This is bad enough in the middle of a battle, but imagine a sneak attack in the middle of the night and suddenly hearing this when it's completely silent
Sirens were added by the Germans to the Stuka planes on purpose to make this sound, simply just to scare enemies and lower their morale. The sirens served no other purpose, the planes actually worked just fine without them.
And 30's kids. I am sure that my grandpa still remembers that sound. But considering the fact that he is German he will surely associate it with something positive.
@@edinaldoshelby691 The joke is that after the war, Argentina is where most of the Nazis that could escape capture got away to. Implying that his grandfather was an escaped Nazi. That’s why he’d be happy to hear the sound. 🧐
When I was writing my thesis ~10 years ago, I've found this book at my Uni's library in Warsaw, Poland. In its very first page there was a hand written message from the book donor. I don't remember the exact context, but the donor explained he has launched the book from the US and donated it to the University of Warsaw. He added that he's witnessed the bombardment of Warsaw in Sept, 1939 and to these days (I assume he must have donated the book around 2000) he remembers the terrifying sound of diving Stukas.
What a dive bomber that one is. Although it's one of the most feared aircraft in World War Two, we think this aircraft is pretty cool. Keep up the good work.
German engineer 1: so how do we make the experience of high explosives dropping on you from out of the heavens even less enjoyable? German engineer 2: *downs a third beer* What if it screamed at you first?
I read that for quite a while the siren was unable to be turned off by the pilot, so the pilots actually hated hearing the constant sound of the siren as they were flying. Later on a mechanism was designed that would allow the pilots to turn this iron off all on.also, not all Stuti bomber came equipped with the siren. It was actually up to an individual fighter, squadron whether they wanted them on their planes or not.
Met one of my grandpa's old British buddies who served during WWII. When I asked him about the Stukas and their infamous "sirens", he said, "me friends and I used to refer to them as banshees, and for good reason. If you were caught outside and heard that screech, you knew you were as good as dead."
Fun fact #2: some pilots of stuka hated the siren as it was so laud and some pilots are said to have had ear damage or even gone deaf from it there for in later models they added a function for it to be turned off (this also helped with stealth/suprise attacks)
Actually yes. The best Stuka pilot of the war, Hans Ulrich Rudel, was consulted during the development of the A-10 Thunderbolt. All men working on the project also had to read Rudel's book "Stuka Pilot".
@@MasterCheif-rw7vi Yes. Rudel was consulted specificially beacause of his extensive ground attack experience, which they wanted to impart to the Warthog design.
I can't imagine how our grandma, grandfather, or parents felt during World War 2 when they heard these terrifying sirens. For me, who was born in this modern era, I can still feel the horror of the old people when this stuka swooped down.
My parents weren't even a glint in my grandparents' eyes when this was a thing... Imagine walking around, minding your own business in Europe during WWII, having plane engines overhead being a normal occurrence only for it to ramp up into this.... Gives me chills... It also makes me want to play Il-2. xD Makes me sad that there aren't any more airframes in flyable condition, or even flyable replicas... It would be quite the thrilling showpiece at an airshow....
It’s strange to me how nobody thinks to make replicas, or hire local machinists to custom make parts to maintain original aircraft. It would be so easy.
We use this sound effect in cartoons! Imagine sitting down to spend some time watching cartoons with your grandkids and then all the sudden get a flashback to the war!
This got recommended to me and I haven't watched a vid about a stuka in months and literally thought yesterday "yea know, I'm gonna look one up" then forgot. Thank you RU-vid algorithm
