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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 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945).
It served until its dissolution in October 1943. The wing operated the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka exclusively. Formed on 1 May 1939, StG 2 fought in the German Invasion of Poland in September 1939 which started World War II. It formed part of Luftflotte 2 in May and June 1940 and supported Army Group A in the Battle of Belgium and Battle of France.
26 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers of III./StG51 24 Ju 87s of I./StG2 4 E-boats (S-boote) of the 1st Flotilla (1. SFlotille) 1 corvette, 1 destroyer 14 ocean-going merchant ships plus coasters: Casualties and losses; 1 Ju 87 shot down, 2 crew killed 1 Ju 87 crashed, 2 crew rescued 1 Bf 109 damaged on landing: Convoy: 5 ships sunk 11 damaged 5 ...
The Luftwaffe possessed several dive-bomber wings equipped with the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka in mid-1940; the Ju 87 having proved its effectiveness. StG 1, StG 2 and StG 77 were most experienced. A fourth wing, aside from smaller units such as StG 5, 76 and 151, was formed to increase dive bomber capability and organisation.
In 1970, while living on a 70-acre farm in Carriere, Mississippi, Louis Langhurst first got the idea of building a replica Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, a two-seat monoplane dive-bomber used by Germany's Luftwaffe (Air Force) during WWII. Langhurst patterned his replica on the Ju 87B-2, as this version was in production at the outbreak of WWII and ...
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The Ju 87 groups were mauled in the large air battles of the 18 August and saw no further action in the battle for air superiority. StG 77 lost 17 of its crews on that day. [ 57 ] In the two weeks preceding, the Stuka units had flown 14 major operations and lost 39 aircraft from 281. [ 58 ]