Heinkel He 111H-20, Werk Nr. 701152, built in 1944 as a paratroop transport, has a famous post-war history: captured by Americans, flown daringly to Britain by US pilots, preserved by the RAF. #ww2 #aviation #aircraft #military | World War II Aircraft

Kris Hendrix, Researcher at the Royal Air Force #Museum, tells the fascinating story of the #Heinkel He 162 'People's Fighter'. It was a last-ditch wonder weapon jet fighter created by the Nazi war machine to turn the tide of the #SecondWorldWar and destroy the Allied bomber fleet. It was designed to be as simple as possible: to be produced by unskilled slave labour in abandoned caves and flown by Hitlerjugend boys with only minimal glider training. Luckily for all sides, it arrived too late to

In the closing months of World War II, the skies over Europe were dominated by Allied bombers and fighters. The Luftwaffe, once a powerful force, was now severely outmatched. Desperate for a solution, German leaders turned to the idea of a lightweight, supersonic jet fighter that could be mass-produced quickly and cheaply. The result was the Heinkel He 162. | The War Rooms