The He 111 made its maiden flight on February 24, 1935, and entered into the official operational service of “die Vaterland” later that year. The Heinkel wielded a payload of 4,400 lbs. of bombs in ...
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What made the Heinkel He 59 perfect for covert missions
The Heinkel He 59 was not just a seaplane. It was a tool for reconnaissance, infiltration, and covert supply. Its missions ...
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Heinkel He 219 Uhu explained, Germany’s most advanced night fighter undone by rivalries and delay
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu was a purpose-built, radar-equipped night fighter that proved devastating against RAF bombers on its first missions. This is the story of how internal rivalries, delayed ...
Click to open image viewer. The German jet fighter that is now synonymous with the project that inspired it, the Volksjäger or People's Fighter program, first flew on December 6, 1944. The Reich Air ...
The historic black-and-white photograph shows crowds gathered to see the crumpled Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 wreckage after it was downed during a tense fight. Two surviving German crew, the plane's ...
Key point: Germany’s desperation to win the war resulted in some questionable decisions. By the summer of 1944, the German Luftwaffe had a lot of problems. Huge Allied four-engine strategic bombers ...
People don't intentionally set themselves up for failure, and things aren't deliberately built to malfunction. But when desperate times call for desperate measures, mechanical solutions that follow ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The German jet fighter that is now ...
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