The unmistakable sound of the Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bomber — one of the most iconic and feared aircraft of World War II. Its wailing siren, the Jericho-Trompete, was deliberately fitted to its landing gear to amplify psychological terror during steep dive attacks. First entering service in 1937, the Ju 87 proved devastating in early Blitzkrieg campaigns across Poland, France, and the Low Countries. But as the war progressed, its slow speed and vulnerability to modern fighters made it increa

The Screaming Death: How the Stuka Mastered the Vertical Dive

Combat camera installation in the cockpit of a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber serving with Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 in 1940 Such cameras were used to capture Stuka bomb runs and apart from the intelligence value of the footage it also played well in newsreels. This particular clip shows an attack on a railway marshaling yard at Inowrocław in Poland on September 4th 1939. Thank you for watching. | LuftWaffe Air Force-Ww2