
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | Not known |
Aircraft Original Type: | Junkers Ju 87 Stuka |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Junkers Ju 87 Stuka |
Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju-87D-5 Stuka |
C/n (msn): | |
Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
Location | |
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Location: | In Flight |
Country: | Finland |
Photo Date: | June 1944 |
Photo from: | Juhani Sipilä Collection |
Photo ID: | 788584 |
Photo Comment |
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Bombing Soviet armored spearhead at Ihantala on Karelian Isthmus. Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey came to assist the Finns to repeal the Soviet major attack commencing on 9 June 1944 and lasting for five weeks. The detachment consisted of some 70 airworthy aircraft: Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bombers and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 jabo's (fighter-bombers). Photo from: Niilo Helander / SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). This photo was added on 13 March 2025, and has since been viewed 87 times. |