German Jet Fighters: From ME262 to the HE162
German Jet Fighters: From ME262 to the HE162 [Scorched Earth]
696 MB | AVI | 640 X 480 | mp3 128kbps | 00:48:04 | DiVX | English
Genre: Documentary
In 1944, Hitler ordered the full-scale productoin of what he deemed “vengeance weapons”, a new breed of aircraft designed to change Germany’s declining military fortunes.The skies over Europe would soon be witness to the introduction of the jet fighter.The potentially devastating ME262 and Arado 234 were undoubted breakthroughs in aviation technology, yet underdevelopment, lack of materials and desperation meant they would have no effect on the outcome of World War Two. Jet fighters such as the ME 163 “Komet” and the disastrous Heinkel HE 162 “Salamander” would prove more dangerous to their pilots and ground staff, than to the enemy
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