60s airfix Stuka

[StevieD]

Does anyone have the 60s poly-bagged Stuka with paper header? If you have I'd like to know what the text is that describes the Stuka.

 

The reason is I'm writing a book about my father (who was Polish) and part of that involves how I learned about the war from making kits and comics. Even when very young I sensed it must have been very odd for him to watch me dive bombing the living room carpet when he'd been terrorized by the real thing. 

 

Thanks for any help

[Simon]

Like this one on Ebay?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1959-airfix-1-72-junkers-ju-87b-stuka-vintage-bagged-kit-unopened-type-1-header/152873156497?hash=item2397f33f91

 

or like this, which I think has the same text on the back:

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1960s-airfix-bagged-stuka-476070142

 

Simon 

[goggsy]

That’s an interesting backstory, did you ever talk to him about what he thought of that?

[StevieD]

That's it great! I just couldn't remember if it mentioned Poland or not.

 

Thanks so much

[StevieD]

googsy

 

He never talked about Poland or the war. You just knew when you were little that you shouldn't ask questions - although I did. He had a lot of Polish friends and they worked down the mines. The thing that stays with me is seeing them sitting round the fire talking in Polish. Although I couldn't understand the language, I've never seen men show such anger or despair as when they talked about the Russians. If anyone had seen the Devil then they had - I could feel it.

 

I understand now of course - but as a kid in the 60s  the war was about Britain v Germany and the Russians didn't really come into it much.

[spaddad]

If you check out Simons first link you can zoom the back of the header & read it quite easily.