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Thesaurus Term/Concept: JU87

Identifier 111363
Class AIRCRAFT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A single-engine dive-bomber, the JU87 was very successful during the invasions of Poland and France but suffered heavy losses during the Battle of Britain. Withdrawn from NW Europe in 1941 for use in the Mediterranean and on the Eastern Front.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1052081 Crash site of German Second World War Junkers Ju87, off Brightlingsea (Monument)