Legends 51 by debbielove
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Greetings Folks,
I noted someone asked if a shot of the He162 was upcoming, well here it is!
Sitting next to the Mitchell, I've tidied it up a bit as I only had a fairly old shot surprisingly..
This is a Heinkel He162 A-2 Built by Heinkel -Nord at Marienehe, near Rostock - one of probably 55 He162s built
there, from a total of 171 He162s built; delivered? late April to II/JG1 at Leck airfield, near Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, on the Danish border - a collecting point for many surviving Luftwaffe units in northern Germany at this time, the unit being declared combat ready at Leck on 20 April. No code recorded but believed to be ‘Red 2’. One of at least 116
He162A `Volksjager’ (People’s Fighter) aircraft officially delivered to the Luftwaffe, a minimum of 55 being completed at Marienehe. On 3 May 45 JG1 was organised into two Gruppes, 1 Einsatz (combat) and II Sammel (replacement). Fuel shortages seemingly restricted operational use of the
type which was underway by 25th April 1945, and the last He162 operational flight from Leck was on 6 May 1945, by a single aircraft which crashed on landing; a ceasefire had come into effect later the previous day.
One of a few left worldwide..
Request are taken for this series, anything aimed for..
Enjoy
Rob
Comments (12)
magnus073
Very nice work on this cool presentation, Rob.
neiwil
The piggy back engine on this always puts me in mind of the failed manned V1, totally unrelated I know...... Actually I don't think I included this in my German X-craft models....can't think why, will have to look into it....Great shot of a worthy addition to the Legends stable.....another one of those ' with a bit more time and enough fuel '......could have been a worry for the allies......
bebopdlx
I have never seen this plane before, cool shot and info.
Maxidyne
I'm with Neil on this. A bit more time and development and this could have been a real headache for the allies. A fine capture mate.
jayfar
New to me too Rob but very interesting.
taliesin86001
I've seen drawings of this plane before, but I think this is the first photo I've seen of an actual one!
Faemike55
Weird looking aircraft, though I wonder what the arrow on the nose is for - Plane Flies this way?
Faemike55
Just looked at this again and realized that ejecting from this plane is chancy at best with that engine intake right there
Tamarrion
Oh, the Salamander! One of the coolest designs the Germans came up with. Even today it looks like something from a sci-fi movie. Yeah, I think the designers overlooked the possible need for rapid (and survivable) egress while in flight.
Buffalo1
Thanks, Rob. That was me who wanted to see this cool fighter. I agree with Neil, too. However some idiot thought that they could quickly train Hilter Youth to fly this plane.
tracker234
Oh be still my beating heart! The HE-162 is one of my all time favourites. The original premise was indeed flawed, but it did yield a simple, yet advanced fighter that with development would have been a formidable foe to the allied forces. Thanks so much for the great photo, well done!
RodS Online Now!
A great photo of this fascinating bit of history, Rob. It never ceases to amaze me what the Nazis were working on - some very advanced stuff for the day. It would be a very different world today if they'd had the time and resources to develop some of these technologies fully.
flavia49
fantastic capture