The second Battle of Britain part 2
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:03 am...and we're back over the South Eastern area of England, now, effectivally Nazi airspace..
with the allies frantically trying to make something worthwhile out of the previously ignored work of Frank Whittle and his Meteor and Pioneer, the allies are on the backfoot..
..they're already way behind, the Germans have been working on this Heinkel He 280 v3 for almost 5 years.
..and it's a similiar story with the Ho-229 Horten
The ground attack fighter the Junkers JU-EF 112 proves the Germans are not forgetting their props.
At 472mph , it can outrun most allied aircraft.
The Messerschmitt ME-Wespe isn't slow either..
Although allied intelligence about it's performances are limited.
The Blohm & Voss P.212.03 is a 642 mph High altitude interceptor, and it's kill ratio against the B-17's and Avro Lancasters is frightening.
The Dornier 335 is surely one of the more unusual retro designs in the 1947 Luftwaffe. But luckily for London, it's 'payware' status meant it was spared attack on this day, May 7th 1947.
with the allies frantically trying to make something worthwhile out of the previously ignored work of Frank Whittle and his Meteor and Pioneer, the allies are on the backfoot..
..they're already way behind, the Germans have been working on this Heinkel He 280 v3 for almost 5 years.
..and it's a similiar story with the Ho-229 Horten
The ground attack fighter the Junkers JU-EF 112 proves the Germans are not forgetting their props.
At 472mph , it can outrun most allied aircraft.
The Messerschmitt ME-Wespe isn't slow either..
Although allied intelligence about it's performances are limited.
The Blohm & Voss P.212.03 is a 642 mph High altitude interceptor, and it's kill ratio against the B-17's and Avro Lancasters is frightening.
The Dornier 335 is surely one of the more unusual retro designs in the 1947 Luftwaffe. But luckily for London, it's 'payware' status meant it was spared attack on this day, May 7th 1947.
