Kursk - The Battle in the Air


This page is the start point for data on the air battle. The table below has links to the relevant Orders of Battle for air forces, the planes involved, maps of the air bases and air targets and some suitable links.

AXIS SOVIET
Luftwaffe OB Red Air Force
Data on Planes
Fighters
A quick comparison of fighter performance
Messerschmidt BF109 Lavochkin La-5
Focke-Wulf FW190 Yakovlev Yak-1
Messerschmidt BF110 Yakovlev Yak-7
Yakovlev Yak-9
Ground-Attack
Henschel HS-129 Ilyushin IL-2 "Sturmovik"
Junkers JU-87 "Stuka" Petlyakov Pe-2
Bombers
Heinkel HE-111 Boston A-20
Junkers JU-88
Recon/Evac
Henschel HS-123 Polykarpov U-2/Po-2
Junkers JU-52 Polykarpov R-5
Fieseler Fi-156 "Storch"
Soviet camouflage schemes


© Alan Wilson 1997, 1998, 1999 Last update: 13/11/99 04:03:27 PM GMT