"JU 87 Stuka at Stalingrad." Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Feb 2014 9:14 p.m. PST |
Interesting pic in this turk site.
I was not aware that there were still Stukas fighting at Stalingrad.
From this page with quite interesting pics.
link For translation you can used.
translate.google.com/#tr/en Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| (Stolen Name) | 11 Feb 2014 9:29 p.m. PST |
I believe the G version was still in use in 1945, see
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| Bernhard Rauch | 11 Feb 2014 10:54 p.m. PST |
The JU87 remained in service throughout the war and there were plenty of them at Stalingrad.. It was very effective as long as Germany maintained air superiority. |
| Oddball | 12 Feb 2014 5:20 a.m. PST |
Lots in support of the 6th Army. |
| Pete Melvin | 12 Feb 2014 8:51 a.m. PST |
I think Rudel only swapped to ground attack FW190's near the end of the war. It was a good plane for its day the Ju87 but hoplessly outclassed when faced with any fighter opposition. |
| Tango01 | 12 Feb 2014 10:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the data my friends. Amicalement
Armand |
| tuscaloosa | 16 Feb 2014 8:05 p.m. PST |
The Soviets also had lots of I-153's and I-16's flying at Stalingrad, even though they were obsolete when the war started. This was because they belonged to the Air Defense sector, and not Frontal Aviation. The front moved forward to Stalingrad, and what started as rear area air defense, became front line aviation. Hence the surprisingly obsolete aircraft flying on the Soviet side. |
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