Stuka Hitler's Lethal Dive Bomber

The photographs in this collection belonged to Luftwaffe Stuka rear gunner and radio operator Erich Heine. The collection includes photographs of flights of Stukas in formation, operating training aircraft, and a selection of different Luftwaffe uniforms and flight gear. The photographer was based for a period in Czechoslovakia, was shot down over the Ukraine in August 1943 and for a time was listed as missing in action. SELLING POINTS: . Outstanding air to air and ground shots . Captures rare moments of German airborne Stuka squadrons and their crew . Unique unpublished wartime photographs of this infamous aircraft in action . ILLUSTRATIONS: 120 b/w photos