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Re: Stuka & 'history'

Posted by JDK on Thu Nov 06, 2003 02:08:55 PM

In reply top Stuka projects posted by Gregory on Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:44:38 AM

Good point Gregory,
The Stuka was one of W.W.II's most important a/c. It's obvious, but iif the Germans had won, it would have been one of the most famous and preserved a/c too. Peter Smith in his Junkers Ju87 book makes the point that the allies decided that dive bombers were not the done thing, by and large, and worked on eradicating their achievements.

Neither Blizkrieg nor the battles in the Med would have happened as they did without Stukas - and the Battle of Britain slaughter did not rewrite what had hapenned earlier!
Cheers
James

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