Kris Hendrix, Researcher at the Royal Air Force #Museum, tells the fascinating story of the #Heinkel He 162 'People's Fighter'. It was a last-ditch wonder weapon jet fighter created by the Nazi war machine to turn the tide of the #SecondWorldWar and destroy the Allied bomber fleet. It was designed to be as simple as possible: to be produced by unskilled slave labour in abandoned caves and flown by Hitlerjugend boys with only minimal glider training. Luckily for all sides, it arrived too late to

Coming along… 27 Dec and 9 Feb on the He 162 Volksjäger restoration at IWM Duxford. #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #heinkel #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Bomber that shaped WWII... The Heinkel He 111 became one of the most infamous bombers of the Second World War. Originally disguised as a passenger aircraft, this “wolf in sheep’s clothing” became the backbone of the Luftwaffe, feared during the Blitz and the Battle of Britain. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCEstG5d86s 👈 #Airfix #Heinkel #WWII #AviationHistory #Luftwaffe | Airfix

Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger under restoration at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #warbirds #heinkel #luftwaffe | Daniel J Wheatcroft