Everything you always wanted to know about the Stuka, but were afraid to ask.

[k0ua]

Screaming Bird of Prey: How the Ju-87 Stuka exceeded its life span and carried the Luftwaffe through WWII

A wealth of info about the old Stuka that I never knew.

 

[jfh28]

great article....thanks for that.....took a special brand of pilot to go into a 90 degree dive........Jack

 

[TripleR]

I had read a bit on the Stuka, but that was the most in depth.

 

[k0ua]

The Iron Eagle's Last Flight | HistoryNet

This is a pretty interesting story too..

 

[bcp]

If anyone is interested, here is a book with a chapter on the US A-36 dive bombers in WWII.

Bruce

 

[QRTRHRS]

Good read! The Stuka was kind of the Warthog of it's day.

 

[mostly_gas]

One of the pilots mentioned in that article, Hans Rudel wrote a book on flying the Stuka on the Eastern Front. I thought it was a good read.