This
new book from AirDOC
covers one of the most
terrifying Luftwaffe bombers to ever take to the air during WW2. The Ju 87
Stuka with it's wind powered siren that had no purpose except to terrify people
on the ground during it's dive bombing missions. In the hands of a skilled
crew, this was a very accurate dive bomber and anti-tank weapon, but in a sky
full of enemy fighters, the Ju 87 was ill prepared to survive. It wasn't
the prettiest aircraft, but it was purpose built and filled it's role in WW2
very well...at least in the early years of the war.
This
65 page soft cover book is part 2 in the series on the Ju 87 and explores the Ju 87 in pictures from the D-1
to the D-8. Text is in English and German and I must say the English text
is flawlessly translated.
This
book contains:
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There is 14
pages of text as an introduction at the beginning of this book and these topics
in the introduction include:
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Further
development of the Ju 87 B and R
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Start of
operation Evaluation
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The
Versions of the Ju 987 "Dora
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Ju
87D-1
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Ju
87D-2
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Ju
87D-3
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Ju
87D-4
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Ju
87D-5
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Ju
87D-7
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Ju
87D-8
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Flame-Dampening
Systems- Fla-V Antage
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Improvement
of the droppable Ordinance
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Bomb-Sight
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Reinforcement
of the Armament
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Wheels and
Skis
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Production
of the Ju 87D
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Final
Operations
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Fuselage
tactical codes (these are the letters on the rear fuselage and which Unit
they belong to)
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Performance
figures for the various Ju-87 Doras
I was impressed
by the detail this book goes into about the development and evolution of the Ju
87 through the various prototypes and set backs during this prototype
process. For instance I didn't know but at one time there was a push to
fit the Ju 87 with the Daimler-Benz DB 603 engine but after prototypes were
tested the idea was dropped. This book explains all this and much more in
an easy to follow and very detailed and well laid out fashion.
This book has a
fantastic selection of photos from WW2 starting with the photos in the image
above of the production lines for the Ju 87 and photo of operations during
WW2. For a scale modeller these photos are an intellectual gold mine of
info and ideas for scale modeling....especially for diorama ideas and
inspiration. Each photo also contains well researched text that examines
and explains each photo in great detail.
I was pleased to see
plenty of photos covering the Eastern Front during winter operations with the
white wash camo. There are also a selection of B&W detail photos
(cockpit etc) as well as photos of various crashed and damaged aircraft.
If you're a fan of
WW2 Luftwaffe history and aircraft or a fan of the Ju 87, then this book is well
worth picking up as it is a fantastic collection of photos and information
covering this Ju 87 D variants. I am quite impressed with this book and
all the information it contains.
I would like to
thank AirDOC
for providing me with this
review sample.
AirDOC
also has a large selection of aircraft reference books covering modern and
vintage aircraft as well as decals covering vintage and modern aircraft.
Steve
Bamford
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