![]() ![]() He did express that he didn't like fighting the British it was the Russians he disliked! He was running on luck and I think eventually he was glad to be out of the fighting. Unconscious he came to within a medical room in Parkhurst prison. He was eventually shot down after raiding Southampton in 1944, parachuting from his aircraft onto the Isle of Wight. Later with other wounds including being seriously burned he was retired from The Eastern front and re- deployed on He111 at StLo.France. Heinrich suffered multiple wounds during his time on the Eastern Front, including a small calibre round that entered his neck and travelled upwards cutting a furrow on the inside of his skull until it exited his right Temple. However flying the Stuka was not without It's hazards. Once again I cannot substantiate this story but I will add that the stories were told to me in a matter of fact way. This was apparently the order of the day and he expressed that multiple kills could be achieved in this way. I was informed that certainly In the early days of the Russian operation this was looked upon by stuka pilots akin to what we understand by the expression 'like shooting fish in a barrel!' He told me that as Russian tanks advanced in line abreast he picked on a target and engaged it, when the desired result was achieved he would side slip the Stuka and engage the next target. To continue my previous input about Heinrich Uhl.įurther to the aerial fighting with the Stuka, Heinrich told me about his tank busting exploits. As an aside if anyone has any information on this gentleman I would be interested to hear from them. Having been wounded many times Heinrich transferred from the Russian front to St Lo flying He111,and was eventually shot down some time in 1944 over the I.O.W. I have no way of knowing if this was a tall story or not, but he was very descriptive of these events. He told me that the power of the aircraft made it almost hang on the prop whilst engaging his enemy. At this point he would engage the Russian if only fleetingly. this had the effect of sitting the aircraft on its tail. Heinrich Uhl the pilot of the stuka then told me it was possible to almost stall the aircraft drop a wing and apply power. At this point the russians would roll inverted and pull back on the stick to complete a near frontal pass. Russian pilots aware of the rear gunner would overhaul the ju 87 by some distance and climb. He told me that the method employed was to fly relatively slowly, easy for a Stuka i know. He told me in one of our many conversations about shooting down Russian aircraft. I had the pleasure of knowing a stuka pilot that flew alongside Rudel in Russia. Has anyone ever heard of Stukas getting air-to-air victories? What about their rear gunners? I can't imagine a Stuka getting an air-to-air kill and indeed these may have been only claims, but it does bring up an interesting point of discussion. I was rather surprised as it mentioned both P-39's and La-5's as the alleged victims. In any case, in my reading, there were a few brief mentions of Stukas getting an air-to-air kill here and there. I'm no Nazi supporter, but I just have any appreciation of the airplane itself for what it was. If you have any interest in the Eastern Front or the Stuka itself I highly recommend it.įor some reason the Stuka is one of my favorite airplanes. Recently completed the final volume in the Osprey Combat Aircraft series trilogy on the Ju-87 Stuka, and as with the first two books it was a very good read.Įntitled, Junkers Ju-87 Stukageschwader of the Russian Front, it gave a very good account of the war that the Stuka fought against the Soviets.
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