Junkers Ju87B-2 ‘Stuka’ Scale 1/24

[ojays]

Thanks, I'll have a dig. Thing is Salzburg was 'liberated' by the Americans and those guys don't look American.Cheers

Steve

The quote was the one I took off the photo, on a F/B based Luftwaffe group!

Gregg

[flyjoe180]

The bloke on the right looks American but the others look British to me. Maybe tank crews?

[flyjoe180]

Found this information for that Stuka photo:

From ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WWII-Captured-German-Stuka-Tank-Buster-40mm-Airplane-Salzburg-Austria-Photo-/321220539352

This medium format photographic print was taken by Ssgt M. Srok, a US Army Air Corps photographer with the 90th Photographic Wing (Reconnaissance)... .. SSGT M. SROK ("Skee" to his friends) was an avid photographer before he joined the war effort and contributed his photographer's knowledge in recording events for the military. He was stationed in North Africa in 1943 at La Marsa, Tunisia with the 90th Photographic Wing (Reconnaissance) in 1943 where his photos show captured German soldiers on the train to their containment camp. His unit continued providing aerial photo recon work as the Allies crossed the Mediterranean through Sicily and into Italy. In Italy, stationed at San Severo Airfield with the Twelfth Air Force reconnaissance unit (still with the 90th Photographic Wing (Reconnaissance), he continued a photographic recordation of the war itself and its impact on the local civilian population through 1943 and for the first half of 1944. His assignment to Italy where his photos show daily life at the 12th Air Force Base at San Severo, more photos show the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius during the period of March 19th, 1944, the allied assault of Mt. (Monte) Cassino with focus on New Zealand artillery units, the Operation Dragoon allied air drop of British paratroopers into Southern France during on August 15, 1944, and photos of captured German aircraft (including the German Me 262 jet aircraft) at Pilsen Field, Czechoslovakia in May 1945.

http://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/aircrafts-2/junkers-ju87-stuka/junkers-ju-87-g-captured-tank-buster-salzburg-austria/

[Guest]

Thank tou for the photos Gregg!

They will be very useful

[Guest]

Thanks Joe!!

Wow! interesting information

[Guest]

Good morning all!

I have masked all the camouflage

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I have started to paint the dark green colour. I did an abundant chipping effect because the major part will hide under the winter camo.

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In this photo you can see I have tried to do a pre shade and sun blanched effet...

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Thanks for looking and for your help

Polux

[ojays]

Looking good!

[stona]

Found this information for that Stuka photo:

Good stuff Joe. Good to know that the photographer was with elements of the US Army.

I agree that the guys wearing berets, the one with boots/gaiters and particularly the guy in the Battle Dress top look like British or Commonwealth troops, but I'm no expert. We'll probably never know who they were.

Looking good Polux. Excellent job on the splinter camouflage, I know what a pain it can be, specially on the fuselage.It certainly looks like an aircraft that has seen some service and these Ju 87s did work hard.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Yeah! That's my intention Steve

My Stuka is a survivor!!! All the summer campaign and now the winter one

I don't know who was the "best" Stuka pilot during the war, but now will be mine

[Guest]

Yep!

[Alan 45]

Polux this has been a joy to watch and I can't wait for the completed photos

[Ian M]

Molt bo el meu amic

Or something like that.

Ian M

[papa 695]

Great work Polux

[flyjoe180]

Wonderful work Polux. It sure looks like it has been weathered and a real veteran!

Re the photo again, FYI. If you open a new window and drag the photo into Google images onto the camera symbol it comes up with similar photos and you can narrow your search down considerably from there. Not always effective but an easy way to conduct a search rather than typing in long winded search criteria.

[Guest]

You're really giving this the treatment Polux its looking awesome!