Category: Luftwaffe
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Focke Wulf Fw 190 in Spanish Service
Focke Wulf Fw 190 in Spanish Service The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the most formidable German fighter aircraft of the Second World War, and among those who flew it were Spanish volunteers serving with the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. Following the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, General Francisco… Read more
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Henschel Hs 126 Royal Hellenic Air Force
Henschel Hs 126 in Royal Hellenic Air Force Service The German-built Henschel Hs 126 served with distinction in the Royal Hellenic Air Force during the early stages of the Second World War. Greece acquired 16 of these two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft before the German invasion of 1941. Designed as a short-range army cooperation aircraft,… Read more
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Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat
Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat The Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking was a large six-engined flying boat originally designed for Luft Hansa as a trans-Atlantic commercial transport. With the commencement of World War Two, production was overtaken by the Luftwaffe. Used as a long range transport, reconnaissance and air-ambulance a total of 13… Read more