Stuka – Junkers JU-87
R1 300
Junkers JU 87 Stuka fighter plane, used by the German Air Force in World War Two.
The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) was a German dive bomber and a ground-attack aircraft.
The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and served the Axis forces in World War II.
The Stuka’s design included several innovations, including automatic pull-up dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high g-forces.
The aircraft is easily recognisable by its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage. Upon the leading edges of its faired main gear legs were mounted the Jericho-Trompete (Jericho trumpet) wailing sirens, becoming the propaganda symbol of German air power and the so-called Blitzkrieg victories of 1939–1942.
An estimated 6,500 Ju 87s of all versions were built between 1936 and August 1944
Laser engraved on high grade stainless steel 304 (18/10)
Frame size is 23,5cm (9,25″) x 17,5cm (6,9″)
