In the last entry, I came across mention that there is a Stuka in Chicago. I was unaware of it, however. It is in the Transportation Gallery of the Museum of Science and Industry. It is a 1941 Junkers Ju-87R-2 Tropical Stuka.
Their website also refers to it as one of the only two-known surviving Stukas in the world. (The museum also has the German U-boat U-505.)
This plane revolutionized military aviation and warfare with its blitzkrieg tactics using its fast, aggressive dive to support the quick advancement of German ground troops.
The one at the museum is shown in a steep dive, much like Allied ground forces would have seen. With its wind design, this is one really scary-looking plane, especially coming right at you.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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