German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber being prepared to tow a DFS 230 glider, Sicily, Italy, 1943, photo 1 of 2

Caption     German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber being prepared to tow a DFS 230 glider, Sicily, Italy, 1943, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 101I-565-1407-31A
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Ju 87 Stuka   Main article  Photos  
DFS 230   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 534 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. John Withill says:
31 Aug 2012 11:14:12 AM

Hello - had any one got any reliable information on the 'Tugs' used by the Luftwaffe
during WW2 ? Obviously the Ju87 as shown here ( which variants though ) any detail on the towing gear arrangement ? Any info greatly appreciated as i am putting a SEELowe Nord diorama together and would like to try to be reasonably accurate - Ta JOHN

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