On the leading edges of its main gear legs were mounted the Jericho-Trompete ("Jericho trumpet") wailing sirens, which became the propaganda symbol of German air power and the blitzkrieg victories of 1939–1942. The aircraft was easily recognisable by its inverted gull wings and fixed undercarriage. The unstoppable German offensive was pushing Soviet morale to a breaking point as the most pivotal battles on the Eastern Front were about to be fought on the streets of Stalingrad and in the Russian Steppe. Two army groups charged forward, one heading to the mountain country in the south, the other focussed on a small city on the Volga River called Stalingrad.
The attack sliced into the southern front, aiming at the oilfields of the Caucasus. The halt was only temporary as the Germans were back on the offensive in the summer of 1942. Check out the Ju 87 Stuka Flight in the online store here.īy the end of 1941, the German blitzkrieg had swept across open plains of the Soviet Union and stopped at the gates of Moscow as winter set in. Despite the initial perception, the Stuka included some innovative features, such as an automatic pull-up system to ensure that the plane recovered from a dive even if the pilot lost consciousness from the G-forces.
Though its design seems somewhat clunky and old fashioned, the Stuka provided a much-needed service to the Luftwaffe and her allies as a ground attack aircraft.
Includes two resin and metal Ju 87 Stuka aircraft, two plastic flight stands, one decal sheet and one Unit card.
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