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Ju-87B-2 – 5ST-G2 ‘Immelmann’ – Lannion, France, Summer 1940
MODEL NO. AA32514
SCALE 1:72
Perhaps the most feared weapon of German Blitzkrieg was the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka. Derived from the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug (dive bomber), this huge aircraft could deliver its bomb load with devastating accuracy and advertised the fact! Stuka pilots would employ near vertical dives on to their targets, ensuring pinpoint accuracy and strategic devastation. To add to the terror factor, this gull winged devil employed the use of a siren, which would scream wildly as the Stuka began its death dive! The Battle of Britain was the first serious test for the Stuka against a modern, well organised air force and they were to suffer crippling losses. If the Stuka’s could evade interception, they would wreak havoc, but more often that not, they would end up with a ‘belly full of English Channel’. The Immelmann Squadron was named after one of Germanys most gifted fighter pilots of WWI, Max Immelmann. The current German Air Force retains this squadron to this day!
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