Junkers Ju-87B-2 „Stuka“ – the German diving bomber

In order to take part in the competition of a diving bomber, which was organized in the 20th century, announced in the mid-1930s by the leadership of the Third Reich, the Junkers firm prepared a design for such an aircraft. The firm won the tender and Ju-87A began supplying units in 1937, several of which were sent to Spain, where they took part in the Civil War on the part of the Frankists. There they were well tested in combat conditions and the plane was heavily reworked. This is how later versions emerged. The plane was used for its intended purpose throughout the war and served perfectly as long, as the Germans had an advantage in the air. When acquired by the Allies, the slow-moving and low-defensive aircraft became a good target for fast, maneuverable, and well-armed Allied fighters.

Two models of medium-complexity diving bomber reproducing Ju-87B2 F1 + AC, owned by Stab III / St.G 77 on the Eastern Front, 1942, Sevastopol and Ju-87R-2 S1 + HK, owned by II / St.G 3 in North Africa , Summer of 1941 in Derna, Libya, machines. Both models are fully detailed and can both be assembled from this publication. The only thing, that talks about the quality of the models is, that the model of Waldemar Kalinowski, which was once published in the “KW Carton Model” publishing house and has caused considerable headaches for A. Halinski' "gods", is correct here. The fact, that the classification of models according to complexity, sometimes goes beyond the truth, is shown by the photos, attached to this product - a 14 - year - old guy was assembled to a model in a bench modeling lesson in less than 6 months. The publication consists of a 1 mm thick cardboard with a laser-cut carcass and some other details for two models, a 1 mm thick additional cardboard sheet.