What is Junkers Ju 87?
{|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin |name = Ju 87 |image = File:Junkers Ju 87Ds in flight Oct 1943.jpg |caption = Ju 87Ds in October 1943 }}{{Infobox Aircraft Type |type = [[Dive bomber]] |manufacturer = [[Junkers]] |designer = [[Hermann Pohlmann]] |first flight = 17 September 1935 |introduction = 1936 |retired = 1945 (Luftwaffe) |primary user = [[Luftwaffe]] |more users = ''[[Regia Aeronautica]]''<br />[[Royal Romanian Air Force]]<br />[[Bulgarian Air Force]] |number built = Estimated 6,500{{ref label|Note1|a|a}} |status = |unit cost = |variants with their own articles = }} |} The '''Junkers Ju 87''' or '''Ju 87''' was a [[Nazi Germany|German]] light [[bomber]] of [[World War II]]. It was used as a [[dive bomber]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}} http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/junkers-ju-87-stuka/</ref> Its [[crew]] was a [[pilot]] with a [[navigator]]/radio operator behind him. He also handled the rear [[machine gun]]. The Ju 87 could drop 500 [[kg]] of bombs. Some Ju-87 were modified as [[attack aircraft]] against [[tank]]s. More than 6500 were made. It's universally known as ''Stuka'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/junkers-ju-87-stuka.htm|title=Junkers Ju 87 Stuka|date=19 October 2007|website=HowStuffWorks}}</ref> [[abbreviation|an abbreviation]] of ''{{lang|de|[[Sturzkampfflugzeug]]}}'', [[German language|German]] for dive bomber. == History == The plane was [[design]]ed by [[Hermann Pohlmann]]. It has first flight [[17 September]] [[1935]]. The first time it was used in battle was [[1936]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Junkers Ju 87 attacked [[Guernica (town)|Guernica.]] In [[World War II]], Ju-87 were used for bombing [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|against Poland]], and later against [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[France]], and [[Greece]]. Early in the [[Battle of Britain]] Junkers Ju87 were used to attack<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0015.html|title=The Junkers Ju87 Stuka|website=www.battleofbritain1940.net|access-date=2019-0