Need Help to ID Luftwaffe Fighter

[jckinswo]

Thanks so much for your quick reply Nick. Greatly appreciated. Boy was I off :-). When I was looking at other photos of Ju87s, the canopy threw me off (this one appears to be missing the rear portion), the wing didn't look so "gull-winged" and the machine gun didn't extend out a foot or so like some of the other photos show. Also, I hadn't been able to find anything that showed the flame suppressor. This is why it's great to have access to experts! I've learned a lot from this. I've also been researching more today and I have a couple of other questions.

Could this possibly be a D7? From what I've read they were adapted from the D-3s specifically for night fighting and had the MG17 replaced by the MG 151/20, 20mm cannon. On the subject of machine guns and cannons, are the machine guns on a Ju87 always extended or can they be "recessed" and shorter (making them look more like a 20mm to my untrained eye)?

I've attached a photo from a different forum that is identifed as a D7 (looks like it may have been taken at Bad Aibling as well) and it looks similar (except for the camoflauge). Is it correctly ID'd? I'm also curious about the difference between the D-3 and the D-5 (with a night version D-8). The only difference that I found on the Internet seems to be wing span, D-3/D-7 short and D-5/D-8 long. Is that the case? It seems like that would be somewhat hard to differentiate in photos.

Anyway, I'm sorry to get into too much detail. I appreciate your information and you have a great site. I couldn't find an email address though to send you a better quality version of this photo. Send it to me at morethanimages@verizon.net and I'll get the scan off to you. If you'd like an even higher res scan, include you physical address and I'll forward a CD to you along with a copy of the letter that ID's the date (June, 1945 and place, Bad Aibling). In the meantime I've attached a slightly higher res scan without the circles and arrows. I'll be posting this photo to eBay along with a few others on Sunday. It comes come an album that's in too bad of shape to keep together and there's only a few aircraft photos. Feel free to pass on copies to veterans or others doing research though. I always offer free scans to those who served or help.

Thanks again,
John