About Aircraft

The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was a two-man German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, the Stuka first flew in 1935 and made its combat debut in 1936 as part of the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War.
 
The first A series variant was of all-metal construction, with an enclosed cockpit under a "greenhouse" well-framed canopy; bearing twin radio masts on its aft sections, diagonally mounted to either side of the airframe's planform centreline and unique to the -A version. Ju 87 A-2 : Production version fitted with an improved 680 PS (500 kW or 670 hp) Jumo 210E engine.

Pilot & Markings

Ju 87 A-2 29•2, St.G. 163 unit, Condor Legion in Spain 1937 - 1938

Kit & Construction

1/72 Special Hobby Kit • Scratch build convertion and antenna. Painted by airbrush. Weathered by oil colours and mixed techniques.