The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") is a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe late in World War II. Developed under the …

The He 162’s first allegedly air victory (and possibly the only one) was achieved by Lt. Rudolf Schmitt from I./JG 1, when he shot down a British fighter. However, this fighter was later …

Although Ernst Heinkel named the plane the Spatz for Sparrow, the He 162 was mostly known as the Salamander, because of the creature’s mythical ability to to live through fire. The prototype …

He 162 Salamander with 2 x 30mm guns as a museum plane. One of the most rapidly conceived warplanes ever produced, the He 162 home defense fighter existed as a wooden mock-up …

The Museum's Heinkel He 162A-1, werke number 120077, was built in February/March of 1945 at the Heinkel Aircraft Factory at Rostock/Marienehe, Germany. The aircraft was assigned in …

Jun 26, 2017 · By the summer of 1944, as the U.S. Army Air Forces’ massive daylight bombing campaign decimated the Third Reich’s war industry, the Luftwaffe was but a shadow of its …

Aug 31, 2019 · Heinkel He 162A-2 (Werk Nummer 120227) in JG 1 markings at the RAF Museum Hendon in 2012. The He 162 was powered by a BMW 003 axial flow turbojet engine installed …

The Heinkel He 162 jet fighter was conceived, designed, and built in 90 days as a last attempt by Germany to avoid defeat in Second World War. Intended as an inexpensive fighter, the …

One of these interesting weapons was the Heinkel "He-162 Volksjaeger (People's Fighter)", a lightweight jet fighter designed to be produced cheaply and in large quantity. This document …

The Heinkel He 162 Spatz, better known as the Volksjäger, or People's Fighter, was a single-engined jet fighter went from a basic design to its maiden flight in three months at the end of …