Bill Shatzer wrote:

ArtKramr ) writes:

Good thing they never made the JU 187.From what my fighter friends tell me the
JU-87 was a lot of fun to shoot down.

Did American fighters ever face the Ju87?

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In North Africa and the MTO, sure. US/USAAF pilots flying P-38/39/40/Spitfires and
maybe A-36s could/did encounter them. Like any attack a/c the Stuka needed to
operate in an environment of air superiority if it weren't to suffer unsustainable
losses. Although well armored, it was too slow and underarmed to have any chance
against a fighter, barring a lucky shot.

Guy