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.
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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