These are my grandfathers photos from when he served in the African campaign during World War II. This photo shows a downed Stuka being investigated by the troops.
There are heaps more, so I'll get around to scanning them all in eventually!
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Kim The Star Princess 65 months ago | reply
Wow, that's very cool that you have decided to share these historical photos.
edwardyanquen 65 months ago | reply
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Richard & Gigi 65 months ago | reply
Very nice photograph... but that Junkers Ju-87 Stuka doesn’t look like it was shot down. It was most likely sabotaged and left abandoned by the Nazis during their hurried retreat towards the end of the African campaign. Even though the plane is tipped forward, the propellers don’t appear to be bent… a telltale sign of a crash-landing.
Angel1940 64 months ago | reply
Foto impresionante. ¡Felicidades!
Speedy_MSD 64 months ago | reply
Richard & Gigi - not if the engine failed at altitude.
Also the top prop blade is actually broken... would have been wooden props anyway I'd think, they don't bend.
Richard & Gigi 64 months ago | reply
TO Speedy_MSD: I concede the point. Taking a better look, the top blade appears to be broken… but wooden props were the exception rather than the rule with the Luftwaffe. All Messerschmitts from the E model onwards and all Focke-Wulf models had metallic blades that did bend upon crashing… I am not sure about the Junkers.
This Me-109 crashed during the battle of Britain:
HDQH 63 months ago | reply
Wonderful picture! I'm glad you're scanning in your Grandfather's pictures - we should all do that to preserve the history they witnessed first hand!
Speedy_MSD 63 months ago | reply
Richard & Gigi I don't know enough about German aircraft to actully know if the F-W were wooden props, but the damage to the upright blade doesn't look like I would expect a metal blade to look like. Nice shot of the Me109 in the museum.
Prescott as others have said ,thanks for sharing the family history.
Valdinoci 63 months ago | reply
Bella foto! I'm the admin of a group called Ricordi di guerra, and we'd love to have your photos added to the group.
gavinvz 63 months ago | reply
Wow this is so neat.
puzzlelife609 60 months ago | reply
Great foto....please post more..
Ruben Las Palmas 59 months ago | reply
fantastic one! thank u for sharing this
Joe McGilloway 58 months ago | reply
Excellent image. Thanks for sharing.
Johnny Himmler 54 months ago | reply
i used to build these as a kid as well!..in a smaller size of course!!! :)
I don't really know the specs of the aircraft, but i would think a dive bomber like the Stuka would need steel propeller blades, due to the incredible amount of strain they endure in a dive..
Did you know that there are no original flying examples in the world today? Though seen in numbers in the early part of the war, the use of them during the battle of Britain really was the final nail in the coffin for them as a front line aircraft.
sakraft1 52 months ago | reply
great photo!
Angel1940 52 months ago | reply
Ilike.Congratulations!!!
Viva la Resistance! 48 months ago | reply
thats fuckin amazing
CraigShipp.com Photos - Events / People / Places 47 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WorldWar, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
flufzilla22 45 months ago | reply
Top shot, I do encourage you to let the Imperial War Museum in Britain have copies if you possibly can. Well done for making this public.
zepher5150 41 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Trains and Planes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!