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Post by The Herald Erjen on May 18, 2020 8:34:51 GMT
My mind boggles at this. The crumbling Third Reich gave the Messerschmidt 262 or the Arado 234 to the most experienced pilots they had left. The fifteen and sixteen year-old kids got the cheaper Heinkel 162.
It was a beautiful airplane, IMO, but the first production models didn't have an ejection seat, which must have made them a deathtrap if they were shot down.
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Post by bravomailer on May 19, 2020 17:23:56 GMT
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Post by Sulla on Aug 19, 2020 1:41:18 GMT
That was a fascinating lecture. I learned a few things here tonight.
It must've been a horrific sight to watch a man try to bail out only to be pinned helplessly against the engine all the way down to the ground.
I've seen an He-162 at the Imperial War Museum in London. I think it might've been the one featured in that excerpt from The History Channel at about 15:31.
I like that cap he's wearing. It's probably one of a kind.
Thanks for posting this, Erjen.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 19, 2020 8:33:14 GMT
That was a fascinating lecture. I learned a few things here tonight. It must've been a horrific sight to watch a man try to bail out only to be pinned helplessly against the engine all the way down to the ground. I've seen an He-162 at the Imperial War Museum in London. I think it might've been the one featured in that excerpt from The History Channel at about 15:31. I like that cap he's wearing. It's probably one of a kind. Thanks for posting this, Erjen. You are welcome, Sulla.  I'm glad to know there are a few other people out there that have an interest in this sort of thing.
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