Luftwaffe - set of photos from Bundesarchive

Albert Kesselring in Siebel Fh104

Albert Speer and Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor

Heinkel He 219 - interesting pictures and details

Heinkel He219 cockpit

Final assembly of an Heinkel He219 A-0

Front view of the Heinkel He219 V5

Set of Luftwaffe warbirds pictures

Dornier Do217 N

Set of Luftwaffe warbirds pictures

up: Dornier Do17 Z-10 NJG 101
down: Dornier 215 B-5NJG 2 with radar FuG 202, May 1942

Gallery - NEW UPDATE

New set of pictures: UPDATE

Heinkel He219, Design and development of Uhu. Part 4. German Dzib -Compiler-

Design and development

The first six months of the war against Great Britain, which broke out on 3rd September 1939, made the Luftwaffe high command realize that it was in dire need of a modern, fast, long-range reconnaissance aircraft, capable of reconnoitring over British territory. The aircraft hitherto used to perform that role were modified Heinkel He 111s and Junkers Ju 88s, the Luftwaffe’s standard bombers pressed into service as scouts. Their dedicated crews, manning aircraft so vulnerable to interception, could only hope that their luck would hold out.

Their mounts were too slow to outrun Hurricanes or Spitfires, and their defensive armament was too weak to keep fighters at bay.

Revi 16 B sight with additional control levers led behind the armour plate to the cockpit. [Visualisation 3D Marek Ryś]

Restoration News: Heinkel He 219 Night Fighter. Part 3. German Dzib -Compiler-

Thursday, July 17, was an exciting day at the Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility, and another step towards the completion of one major aircraft currently undergoing restoration:  the wing of the Heinkel He 219 Uhunight fighter was prepared for its move to the Udvar Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. The He 219 was Germany’s best night fighter in World War II, and possibly the best night fighter of the war. It was a piston-engine aircraft specifically designed for night fighting operation — a status it shared with only one other aircraft in the war, the American Northrop P-61 Black Widow. Notable features include the first steerable nose wheel on an operational German aircraft, the world’s first ejection seats on an operational aircraft, and cannons mounted to fire at an oblique angle (the so-called “Schräge Musik”).

Heinkel He219 Uhu. Operational history and developments. Part 2 . German Dzib-Compiler-

Operational History

A production He 219 A with Hirschgeweih VHF Radar Antennas.

The He 219 had an auspicious combat debut. On the night of 11-12 june1943,  Werner Streib fle the V9 and shot down five bombers between 01:05 and 02: 22 hours, before crashing on landing. ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾ Claims have been made that, "In the next ten days the three Heinkel He 219A-0 pre-production aircraft would shoot down a total of 20 RAF aircraft, including six of the previously "untouchable" de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers. Greatly encouraged, Kammhuber continued to press for immediate production." ⁽⁵⁾ No record of corresponding Mosquito losses or any documentary evidence exists, that He 219 pilots claimed six Mosquitos. ^(6)(7)(8)(9)

Heinkel He 219 A-0 Schusswaffenanlage

Heinkel He219 A-0 Schusswaffenanlage:LINK

Heinkel He219 Uhu-something for fun

Something for fun:  LINK

Lichtenstein radars

Lichtenstein radars - LINK

Night Eyes of the Luftwaffe. Heinkel He219 Uhu. Part 1. German Dzib-Compiler-

The Heinkel HE 219 Uhu “Eagle-Owl”, was a night fighter that server with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II.
A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including Lichtenstein SN-2 advanced VHF-band intercept radar, also used on the Ju 88G and Bf 110G night fighters. It was also the first operational military aircraft to be equipped with ejection seats and the first operational German World War II-era aircraft with tricycle landing gear. Had the Uhu been available in quantity, it might have had a significant effect on the strategic night bombing offensive of the Royal Air Force but only 294 of all models were built by the end of the war and these saw only limited service. (1)

Heinkel He219 - The armament.

Heinkel He 219 N The armament.  LINK

Manual for He219 A-0

Flugzeug-Hanbuch He219 A-0:  LINK