Type: Dive bomber and ground attack
Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG
Models: D-1, D-5, & D-7
Crew: Two
First Flight: 1940
Final Delivery: 1944
Production: N/A
Engine:
Ju 87D-1 & Ju 87D-5
   Model: Junkers Jumo 211J
   Type: Water-Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One     Horsepower: 1,300 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span:
   Ju 87D-1: 45 ft. 3¼ in. (13.8m)
   Ju 87D-5: 50 ft. 0½ in. (15.25m)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Length: 36 ft. 5 in. (11.1m)
Height: 12 ft. 9 in. (3.9m)

Weights:
Empty:    Typical: 6,080 lbs. (2750 kg)
   Ju 87D-1: 8,600 lbs. (3900.89 kg)
Loaded:
   Ju 87D-1: 12,600 lbs. (5720 kg)
   Ju 87D-5: 14,500 lbs. (6585 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed:
   Ju 87D-1: 255 mph (408 kph)
   Ju 87D-5: 250 mph (402 kph)
Cruise Speed: N/A
Range (With Bomb Load): 620 miles (1000 km)
Initial Climb: N/A
Endurance: N/A
Service Ceiling: 24,000 ft. (7320m)
   Armament:
Ju 87D-1 & Ju 87D-5:
Two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns in wings.
One 7.92mm MG 81 twin barrel machine gun in rear cockpit.

Ju 87D-7:
Two 20mm MG 151/20 cannon in wings.
One 7.92mm MG 81 twin barrel machine gun in rear cockpit.

Bomb Load:
One 3,968 lb. (1800 kg) bomb on centerline.
Image Gallery:
Image 1 - Flying near ground.
Image 2 - Gaggle of Dora's.
Image 3 - Nose down in the sand.
Image 4 - Crash landed.
Image 5 - Two aircraft taking off.
Image 6 - Museum aircraft.
Notes: With the development of new attack aircraft proceeding slowly, it was decided to put a improved version of the successful Ju 87 into production, thus the Dora was born. The Dora's were without a doubt the prevailing type later in the war and a dozen versions were produced or planned. Most versions incorporated mainly engine, armament and armor changes but several version stand out. The D-3 was at one time modified to carry two personel pods attatched to the upper wings. These parachute delivered pods were, if successful, to be used for the delivery of clandestine agents. The D-4 was modified to carry torpedoes. A D-1 was modified and redesignated a Ju 87E, a ill-fated attempt to breath life into the doomed carrier based dive bomber project. D-7 and D-8 versions were modified for night harrassment dutied. The single most successful version was the Gustav.
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Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London