Hans-Ulrich Rudel
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Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel in 1945 (Adolf Galland in the background)
Aerial photograph of the sunken Marat
Ju 87 equipped with the anti-tank cannon
Rudel's grave in Dornhausen
Junkers Ju 87
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The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
…victories and the destruction of more than 800 vehicles. He flew 2,530 ground-attack missions exclusively on the Eastern Front, usually flying the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber. Rudel surrendered to US forces in 1945 and emigrated to Argentina. An unrepentant Nazi, he helped fugitives escape to Latin America…
Ju 87Ds in October 1943
Ernst Udet; proponent of the dive-bomber and the Ju 87 (1928 photo)
The Stuka had inverted gull wings, as shown in this photograph. Also visible are the two separate sliding "hoods" of the canopy.
The RAF Museum's Ju 87, 2016, partially disassembled, showing the four attachment points for the outer wing section