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What is this? - RadPig94 - 25.12.2010

anyone know the name(s) of this/these planes?

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Re: What is this? - Salmo - 25.12.2010

It looks like a german kamikazi V1 jet to me.

Most people know that japan had suicide (kamikaze) pilots, but Nazi Germany also trained and operated suicide pilots shortly before its defeat. The first German suicide unit, the Leonidas Squadron, was established as a squadron of volunteers within the Luftwaffe's top secret special missions air wing (KG200). Its weapon was a manned version of the German jet-powered V-1 cruise missile. This unit trained and reached an operational status, but an approval to use it in combat was never given, mostly because of the availability of Germany's other advanced air-to-ground weapons, that made its operation an unnecessary loss of pilots lives.

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Re: What is this? - FlyingBoxHead - 25.12.2010

The one at the top is a Bachem Ba 349''Natter''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349
The bottom is a Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg.I was basically a manned V-1 that the pilot would fly to the target and yes,commit suicide in the process.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_103R_(Reichenberg) :wink:

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Re: What is this? - Heinkel-162 - 25.12.2010

I thought you could bail out of the Fi-103 but it had such a high unprobability rate of survival?

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Re: What is this? - caldrail - 29.12.2010

Contrary to urban myth, the manned V-1 was not built for suicide missions originally, but as part of the research program to get the thing working properly. Air ace Hanna Reitsch was involved in testing and was injured in a mishap. The issue of suicide missions was an afterthought andyes, you could bail out of it, but with an engine intake immediately behind I suspect some care was necessary. Difficult in a moment of near panic and urgency.

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Re: What is this? - RadPig94 - 29.12.2010

caldrail Wrote:Contrary to urban myth, the manned V-1 was not built for suicide missions originally, but as part of the research program to get the thing working properly. Air ace Hanna Reitsch was involved in testing and was injured in a mishap. The issue of suicide missions was an afterthought andyes, you could bail out of it, but with an engine intake immediately behind I suspect some care was necessary. Difficult in a moment of near panic and urgency.

perhaps they could bail from the bottom of the plane

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