Stukas Over London - Secret Ju-87 Missions 1941
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- It is not widely known that, in early 1941, a series of intruder missions were carried out against London using pairs of Junkers Ju87 Stuka dive bombers. Here is the full story...
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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Primary Source: ''The Blitz: Then & Now: Volume 2', Ed. Winston G. Ramsey, (After The Battle: 1990)
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Alan Wilson; Roland Turner
My father passed away yesterday mark your videos gave us both a bond. He was 2nd generation polish he knew everything about the war yet you always surprised him with your amazing stories. Ty
Sorry for your loss.
@archstanton6102 thank you pal.
@user-ty9nz4pr1m My 85 year old father passed in Jan '23. So it gets harder before it gets better - but it does get better.
I read the eulogy at his cremation. One of the hardest yet proudest moments of my life.
I am sure you will honour his memory. Best wishes.
Sorry for your loss my friend. The Poles will always have a home to come to in England for what your countrymen did during the war to help us.
@archstanton6102 thank you mate. Yesterday was the worst. He was an avid collector he used to wear polish tankers uniform to 1940s events sadly the police confiscated alot of repo guns etc Yesterday due to a tellor mine and a panzerfaust replica in his collection I'm sure il get them back. I was going to take him to bovington with my son next year I might still go.
No matter how many newsreels that I see, no matter how many books that I have read or will read and no matter how good my imagination may or may not be, I will never know what it was like for those poor people on every side when the bombs started falling... and for all that I am grateful. Thanks for another stellar edition Dr. Felton. Cheers from the States.
My grandma still struggles when the air raid sirens are tested
@@george4997 I am sorry that your grandma,or anyone for that matter, have those kinds of memories.
I wouldn't say you'll never know it. There's a few million people who thought they never would and now it's their reality.
So very well said!!!
More Felton BS
My mother told me of hearing Stukas during the Blitz, so it's nice to see official confirmation of that. She said the sound was incredible to hear 'live' rather than a recording.
I had no idea Stukas were ever used at night over England. I always learn something new. Well done Dr Felton 👍
I had no idea Stukas were so good at
✨ Pulling Out ✨ while so deep in England
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This may be confirmation bias on my part but I predict that Dr. Felton will not fail to deliver the good stuff with this video.
He never disapoints👍
@@tonyschram1260or disappoints either.
He ALWAYS delivers great videos 👌
Out preform Dr. Felton on CZcams with cool broad and niche history challenge (impossible)
It might well be confirmation bias, but it's based on real experience of previous excellent videos :)
My dad was a London Transport bus instructor during the 70s & 80s, one of his fellow instructors was an ex Stuka and HE111 pilot. He stayed here after the war as his wife was killed during the war. He showed my dad his wedding picture wearing his uniform.
Of all of the model airplanes hanging from the ceiling in my bedroom as a kid , the Stuka was the favorite.
My very first Airfix kit when I was a nipper, must have been about 1960.
Revel models in the 60s'. All the best. @@consul6262
Lots of us had them too . . .
I have the 1/24"Stuka Tropical
My Mother hired a young woman refugee maid from Germany who exclaimed, “ Ah, the Stuka!”, upon seeing me assembling a model of one in 1961.
I always had admiration for the tail gunner. Imagen going backwards in to a roll then a dive 😮
I have always felt the same. So not only that... but being in the rear, facing the opposite direction, not being able to see what is happening and having no control over the plane whatsoever.
Brave men... on all both of this conflict.
Dr. Felton has done it again. He had become what the History Channel should be; the presenter of the truth and facts of WW2. The greatest generation would be proud.😇
Yes he's almost god like.
I would say that Dr Felton has done even better than the History Channel had in mind
No one has been watching the History Channel for years now. I must admit, I don’t mind Pawn Stars. Even that, I watch on CZcams
I was being sarcastic.
@@kirktravis5780 I figured so.😁😀😛
The Stuka ruled in Poland and Spain where it thrived unmolested due to Superior fighter cover up against Aging bipplanes , but using them at night does seem a bit Thick ..How happy would you feel turning One over into a screaming dive in total Darkness ?..still another Winner from Dr Felton.
Those pilots must have been incredibly brave.
I love how the Stuka had that bomb cradle that swings down so the bomb would clear the prop.
Didn't all single engine dive bombers have this.
@@GazzaLDNmost did, even the later Helldiver and Barracuda inside the bombay. Btw both of these are my favourite allied divers.
SBD had it too. I remember thinking how cool it was when I built a model of it when I was a kid.
@@GazzaLDN Most, certainly, but not the Fairey Skua or the Henschel He123.
@@user-vj7el2wg9bI believe you mean, the Blackburn Skua?
Any else get that vibe that the doc is like that one cool friend that you don’t really know what they do but shows up randomly and makes your day better? Like a cool Kramer.
That mk1 spitfire is a stunner..
My mother was in Thionville, France as a teenager from 1940 to then end of the war. She told me they were bombed quite frequently around there and Metz. She remembers the sirens from the German dive bombers. She said it scared the heck out of everyone. ☠️
Just to add a bit of "color" to your excellent description of a Stuka dive: An individual who claimed to have trained in Stukas told me that they were instructed to wear silk scarves around their necks (like WWI fighter pilots) and, just prior to initiating their dive, they were supposed to pull the scarves a bit tighter. They believed this would help prevent the blood from rushing from their heads during the pull-up and reduce the chance of a black out. I once experienced 5.5 g's at the bottom of a loop and that was enough to cause "tunnel vision" and gray out.
@@WrekkinM Perhaps. But that statement was made during a presentation to a roomful of pilots that I attended (not in by some drunk in a bar). And while I took some of the other statements he made that night with a big grain of salt (e.g. I never fought on the Western front), that particular claim does make some sense and did not seem to be motivated by a desire for fame - just part of his description of the training process.
03:18 suddenly Mark Felton screamed at me and i spilled my drink.
🤣🤣🤣
I had headphones on it cleared my sinuses.
Please Stop shouting at me Dr Felton
The death toll of aircrews during WWII is quite shocking. No matter what side you served on, those airmen were of the highest bravery and loyalty to be found. It is a shame that after the war, there was no foresight of preserving these weapons as important historical artifacts. Remarkably, it was Hermann Goring who lead the collection of early aircraft and a trainload of these earliest planes were found and are now protected in a museum.
Yep in Poland of all places .😳
The general mood after the war was one of 'Right, lets rebuild and forget it ever happened. People were fed up war, bombs, rationing, they wanted the good life again. Preserving things that reminded them of those awful years was the last thing on their minds. Also preserving things costs money, and that was in short supply. And also also, there was WW2 gear lying everywhere. Why preserve what seemed abundant? I think a genuine effort to preserve these tanks and aircraft only came in the 60's onward when life was good again and people started to notice that 'hey, these things are starting to become rare.'
There is a Stuka near Seattle at the Flying Heritage Museum, and they are aiming to get it flying.
I dunno but....... WWII Submariners on the Axis and Allies side had a very high Death toll but I suppose that they were entombed in their own coffin ⚰️... 68.5% or 28,000 German Submariners never came back! Whereas 51% or 80,000 Luftwaffe pilots and aircrews died!
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity!"
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
@@joseywales3789There are however several preserved WW1 U-Boats… (four I am aware of).
Mark- I hope you'll get a kick out of this story that happened this evening. I've been a long time watcher and recently subscribed. Being mostly retired at age 61, I still teach two fencing classes and a club at the local community college every Friday evening. Many of my fencers are history buffs like myself and we've also painted our WW2 gaming pieces and have gamed together. Tonight I approached one of my long time students & club members and asked if he'd watched "Stukas Over London" yet on your channel. Three other club fencers overheard me and one of them said from a few feet away, "We LOVE Mark Felton!" and broke into a vocal rendition of your 8 bar theme song. Whereupon the four others of us immediately joined in, "Bum-bumpa-bumpa-bum" for all 8 bars, and when we finished we broke into hysterical laughter because we all knew the theme so well and sounded so rehearsed. Of course the rest of the club and class had no idea what we were about so we had to share it with them. Hopefully you got a few more subscribers out of it!
Amazed at how these stories are found - love the detail
I love watching Mark Felton’s educational videos on the Second World War but had no idea he also holds a Masters in Native American Studies. Truly exceptional Historian!
I saw one at RAF Hendon I believe, surprising how big they are (and how small Bf109s are).
The same one pictured above, at the end (edit - from 10:39).
Yes. The 109s were tiny. One of my favorite planes from WWII. I liked the spitfires more. And they kept getting better.
The Stuka crews hated the siren. There was no way to turn it off, so once the aircraft was flying, the siren started, and grew louder the faster the Stuka flew. So the crews would endure hours of screaming siren to and from their target. Not only that, the siren sound would alert anti-aircraft crews to their approach, and give them a very good idea of where to aim. Interestingly, Hollywood loves this "Stuka Sound". Seems any time they need a plane diving, crashing, sound, this is what they use....
I've read that, I've also read that they had a clutch connected to the dive brakes so that the Jericho Trumpet only sounded when the dive brakes were engaged.
James Bond loved it lol
Jesus Christ!!! I never thought about that continuous stream of noise factor?
@@marshalleubanks2454 Eventually, yes, but not at first
@@sidefx996 As did Pink Floyd, utilising the distinctive sound to good effect.
Baaaabe, Mark Felton just dropped another banger. Get the brew on
quality lol
2:17 SUPER-STUKA' DIVE-BOMBING DESCRIPTION DR. FELTON, I FELT AS IF I WAS THERE, Thank you!
Y'all need to read Stuka Pilot by HU Rudel.. terminal velocity was 390 mph...
How does Dr. Felton do it??? He is the greatest historian!
Didn't know they were actually used over London until now, fascinating stuff!
In Helmet Malke's "Memoirs Of A Stuka Pilot" he was asked to plan a Stuka raid on Battersea Power Station and to see if it would be feasible or not. If I remember he stated it could have been done but the Stukas would be at the limit of their range. That's as far as it went.
Battersea would have had twin turbines - two towers - during WW11 (not sure if Fulham was in full flow then) but also had the gas works next door, so just as well not got to. The other london dropped bombs might have ended up in the Thames or Docks missing anything ?
Hearing that ear piercing howle from the night sky must have been very ominous for Londoners. I remember my parents telling me about their childhoods in London during the blitz. The sound of a doodlebug engine suddenly cut out and waiting for the explosion when it landed. Must have been a horrendous experience.
You always know it’s gonna be a good day when Dr. Felton uploads another of his fantastic videos
With the Jehrico trumpets the JU87 was a terror weapon. Thankfully Stukas were no match for Spitfires and Hurricanes. Great full for this video.
Loved it. Keep bringing great WWII content. Greetings from the son of a US Army WWII and Vietnam veteran.
I just watched Dr. Felton’s video on the Hermann thousand pounder that was blown in situ in an English town. Riveting stuff! Thanks Doc!
Your mission Dr Felton, should you choose to accept it - is to deliver the best in premier historical videos - exceptional and unequalled - an impossible mission!
The noise of a diving Stuka is truly unnerving - thank you for bringing it as close as might be to those fortunate enough to view your great historical videos (and to have missed being dive bombed by them!), Dr. Felton!
This was one of your most interesting and fascinating stories featured on this channel! Thank you Dr. Felton!
Mark, you never fail to educate me on new to me WWII history in the most interesting way. Thank-you.
Excellent work. Again 👍
Thank you !
Another top video from Dr Felton, great stuff
Dr Felton always comes up with new facts always
Awesome video. Thank you Dr Felton. 👍
Thank you Dr. Felton
My mother told me that my grandmother had been shot at by a diving Stuka in East London during the Blitz. Now I very much doubted that a Stuka pilot would have been able to see my grandmother from even the plane's lowest altitude let alone take deliberate aim at her and assumed it was just the impression she had, under such circumstances people often think a bomb or shot is aimed directly at them when in fact they can impact some distance away, but in later life I doubted whether Stukas had even operated over London at all and questioned whether in fact my grandmother had indeed seen one over London at all. After watching this there's a possibility that maybe she had.
Maybe your gran happened to be amongst the bullets the Stuka fired.
An Uncle’s 17 year old sister was strafed and killed in Hayes, West London, by a low flying plane in Oct 1940. Not sure what type.
@@TheMaxKids it's possible. Perspective is an odd thing however, I recall my father telling me he was on parade on the parade ground of Chatham naval barracks when a German bomber flew overhead dropping a string of bombs. Everyone thought they were heading down right on the parade ground and so much for military discipline everyone just broke ranks and ran for the nearest cover. In fact the bombs landed in a dockyard next to the barracks.
In another reply I said that my dad escaping from Dunkirk had been waved to by a German pilot so your grandma could have been right!
Thank you for another great video.Stuka's were not bad aircraft,but very slow by 1940,and underarmed.They did,hoowever,become very effective tank busters,often fitted with semi automatic 3.7mm cannon,serving in this capacity until the end of the war.Regarding these attacks,one of my British uncles,a child at the time,was relocated to Scotland when the blitz began
37mm, not 3.7mm
a great very interesting video as always Mr Felton.have a good one.
Another great episode! I’d never heard of these Stuka raids before.
Having had an interest in WW2 since my early teenage years, I thought I was pretty clued up on the subject. Dr Felton never fails to teach me something new in his videos. I never got my head round why the Luftwaffe didn't use a 4 engined bomber like the Me 264 'Amerika Bomber' for hitting London. I'm sure there are many reasons, but they didn't even try it. A squadron of Me 264s could have made quite an impact.
Lack of long range bombers(Ural mountains)doomed Germany when moscow moved the factories out of range of the medium range bombers! Again? No thinking clearly about the future by the meth heads in charge?
If Dr. Felton was my history professor at Uni, I would have definitely changed my major from Psychology to History! I've learned so much from his channels, I'm so grateful! Cheers!🎉
So glad to hear you giving both Miles and Kilometers. Although I am quite versed in both as an American I have to do mental math and this is much easier as I relax.
Loved the pic of you in the MK 1 Spitfire, Doc! Also the backstory on that aircraft; can't believe they got it flying again after burial in the beach!
Most of the plane is new metal.
@@e-curb... And? Many World War II warbirds are lovingly restored with the original parts used only as templates for remanufactured ones.
@@davidvaughn7752 All you need is the ID tag. The rest can be all new parts, but with the original ID tag, it is called an original WWII airplane.
@@e-curb _What_ are you talking about? Of course each piece of military equipment has a government-issued ID. In the case of an aircraft it is stenciled on the tail section, or some part of the empennage. During its active service life they have log books and squawk books that also record flight to maintenance records. There are also serial numbers and part numbers for different parts of the aircraft and is how many relics found in the field are identified in-situ since all rolling stock is recorded in manifests at some point of their career. It's no secret that many restored aircraft have very few of the original parts, especially those recovered where they were left after the war or shot down and recover decades later. As well, some specimens are pristine like some the ones you see at the Smithsonian or other Aviation museums You add nothing to this.
@@davidvaughn7752 I don't know why you're babbling about log books and maintenance records. They have nothing to do with it. The airplane that was buried in the sand on the French beach was dug up and "restored". The only original parts they used were the main stick and the ID tag. Otherwise, it's a whole new reproduction airplane with a questionable relationship to the one that was shot down during the war.
We always watch what you put out all the way through. What amazes us is how you manage to dig up interesting obscure facts that always interesting. Great stuff, many thanks.
Interesting nearly all the WW2 dive bombers active in the early stages of the war were still active towards the end of the war: Stuka, Dauntless, Aichi Type 99 etc, and not that many surviving working samples are still around.
The Stuka is such a beautiful aircraft!
Another interesting video about an obscure episode in military history. Thank you for posting.
Superb stuff!
Dr. Felton , just reMARKable content sir on this very anniversary of a horrible time for Britain.Thank You and You alone Sir are, A National Treasure. My Regards and Best to you.....
M. Melton.. TN ,US
Cheers, to my favorite history teacher!!
Another gem from Dr Felton❤
Thank You Mr. Felton🇺🇸
Thank teacher Dr Felton , another enjoyable instrumental history lesson ❤
Great stuff Dr Felton‼️
its always nice to see a good historian succeed on youtube, congratulations on 2 million subscribers you are one of the few who really deserve it.
Once the sirens were turned, they stayed on. Pilots said the noise was annoying.
I read somewhere that they were removed later in the war, because the noise was so annoying to the Stuka crews.
@@consul6262I believe it had something to do with drag, restricting speed 👍
You are correct, I had _no_ idea! Fascinating as usual, Professor! ❤
mr felton - i really love your photo documentation , that is one of the best part of your video's ,thank you for showing all of this to us !!!.
Dive bombing us with good content each week this Dr Felton fellow 🙏
Thanks, as always, Dr. Felton. Great photo of you in the Spitfire cockpit.
Keep 'em coming Mark - we didn't know any of that!
The best world war history channel online.
Doesn't really matter which of your vids I post this comment on, it applies to all of them. Absolutely brilliant content! Thank You so much for the uploads! I've had an interest in Second World War history since I was about 5, back in 1980, and I'm always very impressed with your reliably accurate and interesting vids. The Ju-87 is one of my fave aircraft of that era, and it's always great to learn new info (New to me), I was totally unaware that they'd been used as night bombers over London. The only UK use of Ju-87s that I knew about was the bombing of the Chain-Home stations as featured in the film 'Battle of Britian'.
Another great and really interesting from Mark. Never fails to engage
Thanks Mark.
Merci pour cette vidéo ! J'ignorais que les 'stukas' avaient attaqués Londres ! Pour moi, ils avaient un rayon d'action incompatible avec ce genre d'opération ! C'est un appareil des années 30,certe très efficace pour la guerre d'Espagne et le début de la deuxième guerre mondiale, mais de la à avoir participé à la bataille d'Angleterre... j' ai découvert quelques choses !!😮😮 en tout cas, face aux 'huricane' et aux 'spitfire' , le combat était perdu d'avance !
Very interesting story as always!
Another interesting, informative, historical video. Thanks
Great video
One of my favourite aircraft! Thanks for making this brilliant video!
My organization recently traveled to the Philippines and we did a staff ride to examine the battle of Manila, 1945. One of the read ahead materials was your video about the battle. The team enjoyed watching it and we had a great discussion about the battle. Thanks for the great content!
I so enjoy your channel. My respect for the people evolved grows with every video. Thank you.
Thanks doc!
In the Crete campaign, my Grandfather saw a Stuka JU-87 in a battle with an RN Destroyer. The Destroyer was moving fast and jinking all over the place, and obviously firing at it. The JU-87 planted a bomb right into the middle of it killing nearly everyone on board when it quickly sank.
Sad story - Did you ever find out or research as to 'which' Royal Navy destroyer it was ????
By sheer co-incidence my Dad's Dad's (Grandad's) next youngest brother fought in Greece & Crete
Both times he was evacuated by "HMS Hotspur" from Greece to Crete & later, Crete to Alexandria (Egypt)
He ended up in the 8th Army & his truck was once of the very first into Tunis - Bizarrely when home on leave, he went with his mates to a local cinema in Romford - They showed a film-footage clip of both him and his squad & truck with everyone laughing about it - Word got back to the cinema manager & he invited ALL those soldiers back the following morning (out of hours) for another private screening, plus free beer & sandwiches**
"On the House" as it were - The manager said "It's the least we can do for our boys"
I was told it was on Pathe News but as yet, I've not been able to find it....
BTW : He died in 1987 but not before he'd bought me a few beers in person
His evacuation tale from Crete alone is quite amazing & involved a Royal Navy launch nowhere near Sphakia
( from where both he & his squad WERE supposed to go from... )
HMS Greyhound. My grandfather was on a large Landing Craft that put men ashore, and evacuated them later. Your Grandfather could have been on my Grandfather's ship. @@hawnyfox3411
Great Video. I never knew this !
As a history buff, I am constantly amazed with your video content. Well done.
great historical video as all your videos are. thanks for sharing
I’m just curious on how many videos Mark has in the pipeline, so many new content pieces it’s insanely awesome.
I never knew about the Ju-87 Blackout recovery system, thanks for teaching me about it
Excellent research Mark. I always look forward to your videos!🏴🇬🇧
I had an Airfix model of the Stuka when I was a kid and I always remember my grandad saying about how fast the soldiers could bury themselves in the sand when they heard them coming, I believe that was in north Africa but I could be wrong. It must have been terrifying to hear a load of them diving, one sounds scary enough let alone a whole fleet. Along with the Russian Katyusha rocket launcher the Stuka sound is one of the most distinctive of WW2.
Just looked at the Airfix model, is £17.99. So a purchase on payday
Agree....and add the distinctive sound of the MG42 machine gun with its high-rate of fire...as a third item.
Great video as always! I would love to see the behind the scenes of how you make such a video. Maybe that's a video idea for the future as a testament to the depth of research you go to for each of these. I'm sure the complexity in finding the information, pictures, videos etc. is not always easy. Long time enjoyer, huge respect and thanks for the awesome content! Cheers from Canada.
Interestingly enough, one of West Germany's most celebrated artists volunteered to join the Ludtwaffe. Joseph Beuys was a rear gunner on a Junkers 87.
Wax and cloth.
Mark, as the completion of the repairs, repainting, and refitting of the USS Texas, Battleship Texas, BB-35 draws closer, is there anything your channel can do to spotlight this excellent legendary warship?
Another great video!!! That Jericho siren...couldn't imagine the terror it caused.
Interesting video. You have got to be one of the best narrators on youtube. I have to say yoir voice fits the time period you cover very well😊
This is about my favorite channel out of dozens thank you
My favorite CZcams channel.
Great video …. So interesting!
On the 16th of February, 2014 at approximately 5:00pm Eastern time, I was additionally educated by a Mark Felton video. Cheers, Mark!
2014. Typo?
@@kutter_ttl6786 Yes, 2024.
Learned something new!
I’ve tried watching other WW2 CZcams channels. But nothing compares to Mark Felton’s.
WW2 by Time Ghost is fascinating as done in real time. But i agree i have struggled with many others.
WOW mannn. What a awesome channel. I just love the intro music. Not to mention the very interesting content. Thank you very much for your posting of this videos.. God bless. From Capetown South Africa...
Sterling doccie Mark! Love your channel! Best regards from South Africa! ☝️🇿🇦
👍Thanks for posting. Although I was aware that the Luftwaffe fairly quickly withdrew Ju 87's from operations against Britain due to high loss rate, I did not know about these night attacks.
Even though the Stuka was an outdated fixed landing gear aircraft, it still looked and sounded very intimidating. Interesting bit of history. Thanks, Mark.