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Ju 87 D-5

German Air Force

Ju 87 D-5

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A Ju 87 D-5 banking away from the camera. Of note are the characteristic extended wing tips of the D-5 variant and the Stammkennzeichen (four letter factory number) under the wings. Also of nterest are the Dinortstabe extenders fitted to the bombs on the outboard wing pylons. These extenders, named after their inventor, Oskar Dinort, consisted basically on 60 cm metal rods welded to the front of the bomb, with an 8 cm metal disc on the end of the rod. This would cause the bombs to denotade some 30 cm above the ground, thus increasing the lethal radius of the same.

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6/24/2013

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