Corgi Stuka - Defining Missions -Eastern Front Ju87G-1, Anti-Tank Section, Briansk, Russia, April 1943. PR99407

REF: PR99407  Scale: 1:72  Length 154mm  Wingspan 196mm  New Tooling  New Release

From Corgi’s aviation series Predators of the Skies Series 2 – Defining Missions is this 1:72 scale Limited Edition Junkers Ju87G-1 Stuka, Anti Tank Section, Briansk, Russia, April 1943. The first version of this famous plane, the Ju87A-1 saw action in 1937 with the Condor Legion in Spain. Joined in 1938 and 1939 by the later Ju87B, the Junkers dive-bomber attained greater notoriety than any other weapon which Germany launched in the Second World War. The Junkers Ju87 became synonymous with the abbreviation ‘Stuka’ from Sturzkampfflugzeug, a term descriptive of all dive-bombers. The Ju87G was the final version of the Stuka.

It abandoned the dive attack in favour of an armament of two 37 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig BK3,7 anti-tank cannons. Initially, the Ju87G was considered dangerous by its crews as the additional weight and drag of the wing guns adversely affected performance and handling. Produced in a Limited Edition of 3,760 pieces distributed worldwide, Corgi’s Predators Series 2 is guaranteed to be in high demand. This fantastic new series presents legendary predatory pilots and their aircraft, each model comes with a free Ace Pilots collector’s booklet. Collect 12 tokens from the 18 models in the Predators range to receive a free limited edition display wallet for all the pilot’s booklets. This quality die-cast model is a great addition to any collection. Available to buy from the die-cast-collector website.