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