The Secret Treaty Violation That Built The Luftwaffe: the He 111 #Heinkel111 #Luftwaffe #WW2History #AviationDaily #Warbirds #MilitaryHistory #GermanEngineering The Secret Treaty Violation That Built The Luftwaffe: the He 111 The Heinkel He 111 stands as one of the most iconic silhouettes of the Second World War, immediately recognizable by its elliptical wings and extensive glass nose. Originally unveiled to the world as a high-speed civilian airliner for Lufthansa, the He 111 was, in reality,

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

214K views · 3.8K reactions | Heinkel He 111 bomber crew stand by a SC 1800 'Satan' bomb. #ww2 #military #aviation | The War Rooms | Facebook