World War II saw the emergence of some groundbreaking jet fighters that revolutionized aerial warfare. The Messerschmitt Me ...

Germany developed flying prototypes of longer range bombers that would be able to fly over and bomb New York City.

One of those companies, Heinkel Flugzeugwerke, formed in 1922 by Ernst Heinkel at Warnemünde, had been producing aircraft mostly for foreign customers in rather small numbers through the 1920's.

Though they had an operational range of about 150 miles, they could be launched from ground-based firing tubes, catapult ramps or even midair from Heinkel He 111 bombers. Despite its advantages ...

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The result was the Heinkel He 162, aka the “Volksjager,” or People’s Fighter. The He 162, like the Volkswagen car, was designed to be built as cheaply as possible, and with semi-skilled labor.

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Mark Andrews looks back through the decades to mark the Express & Star's 150th anniversary. Today we look at the 1940s.

Heinkel He 111 aircraft on a mission against England in 1940 Credit: ULLSTEIN BILD Earlier this year, Mr Healey visited Berlin to begin negotiations for a wider UK-Germany treaty pledged by Sir ...

He was later on given an award for parachuting behind enemy lines with a special ops colleague and successfully stealing a Heinkel He 111 (a German airliner) which could then be tested for weaknesses.

During the Blitz, Lacey was scrambled to stop a Heinkel He 111 plane that had flown above the capital and bombed Buckingham Palace. "He was injured when the rear gunner fired back at him and he ...