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German Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger vertical take-off and landing tailsitter interceptor

Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger (Luftwaffe Photo) Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger, experimental project (model). The Focke-Wulf Triebflügel, orTriebflügeljäger, literally meaning “thrust-wing hunter”, was a German concept for an aircraft designed in 1944, during the final phase of the Second World War, as a defence against the ever-increasing Allied bombing raids on central Germany. It was a vertical take-off and landing … Read more

German Focke-Wulf Ta 183 design for a jet-powered fighter aircraft

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Focke-Wulf German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Focke-Wulf During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This is a partial list … Read more

German Henschel Hs 123 biplane dive bomber and close-support aircraft

‍Axis Warplane Survivors, German Aircraft: Henschel Hs 123 Axis Warplane Survivors, deutsche Flugzeuge: Henschel Hs 123 The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War that have been preserved.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this … Read more

German Heinkel He 177 Greif four-engine long-range heavy bomber

Heinkel He 177 Greif (Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-676-7969A-24 / Lückel / CC-BY-SA 3.0) Crew members gather around a Heinkel He 177 bomber at Tannenberg, East Prussia, before a mission. The bomber normally carried a crew of five. It was dubbed the ‘flaming coffin’ by its crews as overheating was the cause of many engine fires. The … Read more

German Heinkel He 219 Uhu twin-engine night fighter

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 219 German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 219 During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This … Read more

German Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito twin-engined night fighter

Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito night-fighter (SDASM Archives Photo) Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito, coded TE+FK. The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito was a fast twin-engined night fighter aircraft designed by the German aeronauticalengineer Kurt Tank and produced by the aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf. It wasunofficially named Moskito due to its similarities with the de HavillandMosquito (which was also largely … Read more

German Heinkel aircraft

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This is a partial list … Read more

German Heinkel He 111 twin-engine bomber

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 111 German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 111 During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This … Read more

German Heinkel He 162 Volksjager single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 162 German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Heinkel He 162 During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This … Read more

German Gotha aircraft

Deutsche Kampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Gotha German Warplanes flown by the Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Gotha During and after the end of the Second War a number of German Warplanes were captured and evaluated by the Allied forces.  Most of these aircraft were later scrapped and therefore only a handful have survived.  This is a partial list … Read more