WOW727 Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

Description

The Junkers Ju-87 Stuka was a German dive bomber and ground attack
aircraft employed by the Luftwaffe during WW2.
It first flew in 1935 and made its combat debut in Spain in support of the Nationalists. The Stuka sported a distinctive gull shaped wing design and fixed undercarriage spats, to these were fixed the Jericho trumpet which made a wailing noise as the aircraft descended to attack its target, this noise became synonymous with Blitzkrieg propaganda movies.

Employed by the Luftwaffe in all its major campaigns, the Stuka fared well right up until the battle of Britain, where it was decimated by the RAF’s Hurricanes and Spitfires. However in other theatres the Stuka continued to operate effectively especially in the Balkans and on the Russian front as a tank destroyer. Over 6,500 Stuka’s were made during its service career.

Our 1/30 scale version is one flown by Knights Cross recipient Major Alfons Orthofer of St.G 77. It was specially decorated with the rather menacing shark’s mouth for an article in ‘Signal’ magazine whilst based at Breslau, Germany, in 1939.

St.G 77 saw action in both Western and Eastern Blitzkreig operations (Poland and France/Low Countries). Possibly its most notable sortie was against Fort Flémalle on May 13th, 1940.

St.G 77 was one of the first units ordered into enemy territory and landed at Bierset airfield whilst it was still being bombarded by Fort Flémalle. The Gruppenkommandeur very quickly led an attack that silenced the fort and demonstrated the pinpoint accuracy and destructive power that could be achieved by the Stukas.

The Stukawaffe flew a total of 300 sorties against French positions that day, with StG 77 alone flying 201 individual missions.

We have three models available priced at $899 plus postage and packing. Club members can buy for $850 plus postage, insert your 10% discount code and get another 10% off the retail price.

The figures in the photos are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included.