Stuka

[ stoo-kuh; German shtoo-kah ]

/ ˈstu kə; German ˈʃtu kɑ /

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noun

a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.

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Origin of Stuka

1940–45; <German Stu(rz)- ka(mpfflugzeug) dive bomber, equivalent to Sturz dive + Kampfflugzeug combat plane

The Stuka was sloping down toward one of the transport ships.
A Yankee Flier in Italy|Rutherford G. Montgomery
The diving Stuka's death load hit on the far side of the road.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen
No one challenged Garret when he claimed one Stuka and a Messerschmitt.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
Out of the corner of his eye he caught flash glimpses of Stuka dive bombers cutting through the air at terrific speed.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen

Pulling in under the nearest group of trees whenever he heard the deadly drone of Stuka dive bombers.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen