Name that air plane

[Said1]

The person who took this photo is no longer alive, so we can't ask him about it and there is no detail written on the back. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[HUGGY]

The air intake cowling looks like a mustang, The gull wings look ike a wwII navy bomber. The cross on the underside of the wings say Messerschmidt.

 

[Said1]

We had a rough idea, but weren't sure where to look for answers. Thanks!

 

[ABikerSailor]

Here's a link to the plane it is........

Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I used to read a lot about WWII. Good airplanes by the way, I built a couple of models of them when I was young.

 

[Said1]

Here's a link to the plane it is........

Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I used to read a lot about WWII. Good airplanes by the way, I built a couple of models of them when I was young.

Interesting. Thanks for the link. I was always interested in tanks for some reason - when I was a kid, that is!

 

[ABikerSailor]

I've built anything from tanks to planes, and cars to trains. If it was a model, when I was younger (under the age of 13), I'd build it if it looked interesting.

Carriers are also fun.........

 

[Said1]

I've built anything from tanks to planes, and cars to trains. If it was a model, when I was younger (under the age of 13), I'd build it if it looked interesting.

Carriers are also fun.........

You did better than me. I never progressed farther than the little guy with the saran wrap parachute.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Those were fun too! Nothing like firing one up in the air outta a slingshot!

Forget what they were called though.......they were funny looking dudes with oversized noses and such.

 

[Mad Scientist]

The person who took this photo is no longer alive, so we can't ask him about it and there is no detail written on the back. Anyone have any ideas?

It's a German Junkers 87 Stuka Dive Bomber circa WWII.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You're right.......it IS a Stuka. My bad (angle was kinda hard to tell from).

 

[Mad Scientist]

You're right.......it IS a Stuka. My bad (angle was kinda hard to tell from).

You mistook a Stuka for a 109? Good Lord man, you need to hit the books again!

 

[xotoxi]

"Name that air plane"

How about either Bob or George?

 

[eots]

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[editec]

Name that air plane

Okay.

Let's call it Gladis.

 

[Said1]

"Name that air plane"

How about either Bob or George?

Hans or Gertrude?


And sorry about the rep thing, MS. This laptop sucks!

 

[Said1]

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A Stucka? I don't get it?

 

[Xenophon]

The person who took this photo is no longer alive, so we can't ask him about it and there is no detail written on the back. Anyone have any ideas?

It's a Junkers Stuka Ju 87B.

Stuka means 'divebomber' in German, you can tell it's a B version by the shape of the Jumo engine air intake.

This type was used from the start of WWII in sept 1939 until about 1941 when it began to be replaced by an uprated Stuka witha new engine, the 'G' model.

Notice the differnt shape of the engine intake (right behind the propellar).

Your photo appears to be either a pre war Stuka or one serving in Luftfottle V in Norway circa 1940-41, as it has no color on the wing tips and no band around the real fusalauge.

 

[ABikerSailor]

The Allies hated those things, because they put air sirens on the wheel cowling so that when they dived, they screamed.

 

[Xenophon]

Yes, it was a small propellar and the sound was very unerving.

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[Said1]

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Your photo appears to be either a pre war Stuka or one serving in Luftfottle V in Norway circa 1940-41, as it has no color on the wing tips and no band around the real fusalauge.

Thanks. The owner of the photo didn't necessarily take the photo, so I'm not entirely sure where it was taken and if he actually took the picture. He was an old crank and we found it among his things after he died. We never asked him about his war experiences and he only volunteered bits and pieces that didn't make much sense - his english was bad and he was usually drunk.