Holocaust Survivor Meets Descendant of Nazi Scientist
When Suzanne Rico met Oskar Jakob, besides gathering information about Mittlebau-Dora, she also wanted to express her sentiments.
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When Suzanne Rico met Oskar Jakob, besides gathering information about Mittlebau-Dora, she also wanted to express her sentiments.
The Bf 109 would go on to become one of the most produced fighters in history, with a total of 33,984 airframes produced from early 1936 to April 1945. Only the Soviet Ilyushin IL2 was produced in greater numbers.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a legendary aircraft, and its story is one of the most fascinating in aviation history.
( A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof ) – Polish proverb We are battered about the head with generous ladleful’s of the aeronautical accomplishments of Britain and the United States. Those after marginally more specialised histories can readily leave the high street and find plentiful shady backstreet dealers to satisfy the more demanding palates of those wishing to gorge on French, Soviet or even Swedish subjects. But some absolutely fascinating tales from other nations, even in today’s bountifully expansive world of aviation writing, are seldom seen outside of t...
The missile played a key role in the development of post-WWII tactical nuclear weapons. Here's What You Need to Know: Corporal was considered “the embryo of the Army missile program.” Six days after the Allies’ D-Day landings on the coast of Normandy in June 1944, Germany retaliated by launching its first Vergeltungswaffe, or Vengeance Weapon, at the city of London. The V-1 was actually a Fie-103 cruise missile designed by Robert Lusser of Fiesler Aircraft. Made from nonessential war materials and covered in sheet metal, the V-1 was powered by a revolutionary Argus As-14 pulse jet eng...