Type: Dive bomber and ground attack
Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG
Models: G-1
Crew: Two
First Flight: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: N/A (5,609 of all models)
Engine:
Model: Junkers Jumo 211J
Type: Water-Cooled Inverted V12
Number: One     Horsepower: 1,300 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 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: 6,080 lbs. (2750 kg)
Loaded: 14,500 lbs. (6585 kg)
   Performance:
Maximum Speed: 250 mph (402 kph)
Cruise Speed: N/A
Range: 620 miles (1000 km)
Initial Climb: N/A
Endurance: N/A
Service Ceiling: 24,000 ft. (7320m)
Armament:
Two 37mm BK (Flak 18 or Flak 36) Cannon in underwing pods.
One 7.92mm MG 81 twin barrel machine gun in rear cockpit.
Additional Images:
Image 1 - Illustration of Flak 18.
Image 2 - On the ground.
Image 3 - Good shot of cannons.
Image 4 - Another cannon shot.
Image 5 - Rear/Side of the cannon pod.
Notes: In 1943 the first G-1's entered service (these being converted from D-3's). The G-1 was designed for one purpose only, to kill tanks (in a way, along with the Il-2 Stormavik, the ancestor of the A-10 Warthog). To accomplish this mission, the Gustav was equipped with two 37mm Flak 18 cannons. The G-1, and later the G-2 (converted from the long wingspan D-5)proved to be highly successful in "tankbusting", soon earning nicknames like 'Kanonenvogel' (Cannonbird) and 'Panzerknacker' (tank cracker). Most Gustavs were used on the Eastern front but could be found on the Western front as well by the end of the war.
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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
Filley, Brian - Ju 87 Stuka In Action, 1986, Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., Carrollton, Texas
Updated July 07, 2001