These are some highlights and crashes using the Ju-87 Stuka, the most recognizable and widely used dive bomber of World War II.

History of the Ju 87 The Ju 87 emerged from Germany’s rearmament efforts following Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in 1933.

Perhaps one of the most feared and well-known aircraft of World War II was the Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bomber. Early model Ju 87s were used in the Spanish Civil War with good results.

Five years before Valkyrie, as World War II began, the Luftwaffe conscripted Melitta to work on the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber.

The Ju 87-D5 "Stuka" in War Thunder (Image via Gaijin Entertainment) The Ju 87 D-5 "Stuka" is a rank II, BR 3.3 dive bomber in the German tech tree, considered the best Stuka in the vehicle combat ...

From its first combat deployment during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 to its final operations at the close of World War II in 1945, the Junkers JU 87 Stuka dive-bomber was a symbol of German aerial ...

The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber remains one of World War II’s most iconic aircraft, synonymous with the early triumphs of Hitler’s Blitzkrieg. Often regarded with a mixture of fear and awe, the ...

Widely known simply as the “Stuka,” from the German word for dive bomber (“ Sturzkampfflugzeug “), the Ju-87 was one of the first aircraft to be designed specifically with such tactics in ...

The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat ...

To understand just how good the Ju-87 was compared to other dive bombers of the era, we need to go back to the beginning of air warfare.