Unusual Luftwaffe Aircraft Of WW2 | Nazi Germany Aviation | COMPLETE SERIES | Rare footage

Cutting-Edge and innovative German Aircraft of WW2. The complete series, narrated by Eric Winkle Brown, the test pilot that flew almost 500 different aircraft. a close look at German aircraft of WWII, such as:
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
Arado Ar 232 Millipede
Blohm & Voss BV 141 Sidecar
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Owl
Arado Ar 234 Blitz
Dornier Do. 335
Blohm & Voss Bv P.163
...And more
The Second World War was a time of great innovation in the field of aircraft design, and no country contributed more to this than Germany. German aircraft designers were at the forefront of developing new technologies and designs that helped to give the Luftwaffe a significant advantage in the early years of the war. In this video, we'll take a look at some of the most innovative German aircraft of WW2.
Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant was a massive transport aircraft that was developed in the late 1930s. It was designed to carry troops and equipment, and could also be used as a bomber. The Me 323 was powered by six engines, and had a maximum speed of 285 km/h. It was capable of carrying up to 130 fully equipped soldiers, or a payload of up to 20 tons.
One of the most impressive features of the Me 323 was its ability to operate from rough, unprepared airstrips. This made it an ideal aircraft for supplying German troops in remote areas. However, the Me 323 was vulnerable to attack, and many were destroyed by Allied fighters during the war.
Arado Ar 232 Millipede
The Arado Ar 232 Millipede was a transport aircraft that was designed in the mid-1930s. It was intended to replace the Ju 52, which was the primary transport aircraft used by the Luftwaffe at the time. The Ar 232 was powered by two engines, and had a top speed of 360 km/h. It could carry up to 6 tons of cargo or 30 soldiers.
One of the most innovative features of the Ar 232 was its ability to operate on skis, which allowed it to land on snow and ice. This made it a valuable asset for the German military during the harsh winters on the Eastern Front. However, the Ar 232 was also vulnerable to attack, and many were destroyed by Allied fighters.
Blohm & Voss BV 141 Sidecar
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 Sidecar was a reconnaissance aircraft that was developed in the early 1940s. It was designed to have an asymmetrical layout, with the pilot and observer sitting in a pod on one side of the aircraft, and the engine on the other. The BV 141 was powered by a single engine, and had a top speed of 375 km/h.
The asymmetrical layout of the BV 141 was intended to give the observer a better view of the ground, and to make the aircraft less vulnerable to attack. However, the design also made the BV 141 difficult to control, and it was not as successful as the designers had hoped.
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Owl
The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Owl was a reconnaissance aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s. It was designed to have a twin-boom layout, with a pusher propeller at the rear. The Fw 189 was powered by two engines, and had a top speed of 360 km/h.
Dornier Do. 335
The Dornier Do. 335 was a German heavy fighter aircraft that was developed during WW2. It had a unique push-pull engine layout, with two engines mounted on the centerline of the aircraft. This design gave the Do. 335 excellent speed and maneuverability, and it was capable of reaching speeds of up to 765 km/h. The Do. 335 was heavily armed, with two 30mm MK 103 cannon and two 20mm MG 151 cannon, and was designed to take on Allied bombers. However, production of the Do. 335 was limited, and only a few were ever used in combat. Despite its limited use, the Do. 335 remains an important example of German aircraft innovation during WW2.
Arado Ar 234 Blitz
The Arado Ar 234 Blitz was a German jet-powered reconnaissance bomber aircraft developed during WW2. It was one of the first jet-powered aircraft to enter service, and had a top speed of 742 km/h, making it one of the fastest planes of its time. The Ar 234 was designed to be a versatile aircraft, capable of carrying out a variety of missions, including reconnaissance, bombing, and ground attack. It was heavily armed, with four 20mm MG 151 cannon and one 13mm MG 131 machine gun. However, production of the Ar 234 was limited, and only a small number were ever used in combat. Despite its limited use, the Ar 234 was a groundbreaking aircraft, and helped to pave the way for the development of jet-powered aircraft in the years that followed.
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@Louis Bettermann It was a delight to see these two war birds brought back to life also important to aviation history as other planes stood on the shoulders of Me109 & F190 to compete against them. Also, a reminder of our past which must not be forgotten for its unique ability to inspire even today's generation. Excellent program & many thanks, Slainte

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je répond quelle avance techniques qu'ils avaient ceux du troisièmes RECHT !

[@topquark6242]

I get excited any time I see an interview with Capt. Eric Brown. Awesome man. Capt Brown once landed a Vampire with no landing gear on a rubber sheet spread across an aircraft carrier. You should do something on that. My father was a fighter/test pilot and was always smuggly proud of flying over 45 different types. Capt. Brown did ten times more.

[@jerribee1]

It's amazing how he remembers so many details, considering the number of aircraft he flew, and from so long ago.

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Did you watch his biography on the channel? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoS1cpeQr7esmcU

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What's his name?

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Eric Winkle Brown…

[@conlethbyrne4809]

Capt. Brown is something special & so is your Dad ❤️

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

My nephew loved this as he made an airfix kit of the blom & voss bv 141. He said he was amazed it was ever built, let alone fly.

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Amazing quality footage, great interviews. Nice job.

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Much appreciated!

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This is amazing content! Glad that I subscribed.

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Awesome, thank you Michael!

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Great to see Capt. Brown. A flying legend.

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Bonus of a vid with Eric Winkle Brown , The 163 was the first I have seen on it even in animated form.

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[@CaptHollister]

Eric "Winkle" Brown, a test pilot's test pilot. No person in history has flown more types of aircraft. An authority on both German and Soviet aircraft based entirely on his first hand experience.

[@Dronescapes]

Agreed! Hopefully in the near future, together with our friend and producer from Quantafilms, we will be able to publish rare interviews that have never been seen and also some priceless ones with Frank Whittle that are still in 16mm format. It's like a treasure hunt :)

[@schwarzermann3651]

The Arado 234 , for me one of the beautiest dynamicst Plane of WW II 😍

[@Cabooseified]

The BV 141 wasn't cancelled because of it's oddity, it was cancelled because the factory that was manufacturing them was hit and the Luftwaffe with its limited resources decided to focus on existing platforms.

[@RobZajac]

They didn't say oddity. They said unconventional. Which is what explained for no reason lol. But what u think bout rest of the film?

[@EddieLingenfelder]

11111

[@stanleybest8833]

Germany gave a green light to crackpots.

[@seffbones5655]

That’s literally the story for every nazi aircraft, kinda sad the best planes in the world were made by the most horrendous government

[@giorgofotopoulo2350]

0:45 smth they say oddity

[@Pu-nishant]

Such a quality Video, Thanks for making it.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikechevreaux7607]

WW2 Japanese Had Some Very Advanced Experimental Planes.

[@miketwomey4923]

It was just so amazing to hear these veterans speak and tell us the stories. I have been a fan of WWII aircraft since I was a kid I loved finding out about some of the planes that I have never heard about before...

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you. you should really enjoy E. Brown's playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoS1cpeQr7esmcU

[@RevMikeBlack]

Any conversation with Eric Brown is worth watching.

[@ImSpun13]

Love the Growling Sidewinder music. Nice touch.

[@oculusangelicus8978]

The BV-141 was NOT a problem looking for a solution, it was a solution looking for a problem. it was a good aircraft, it was just unusual and deemed too unconventional, it flew well and it had incredible visibility, which makes it useful it just was as useful as what eventually took the spot it was trying to fit in.

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[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

The FW189 was a much better and importantly versatile design

[@joebfnl1079]

But!. Look at this in the 21's century, it is still a viable platform!. The real question is money!. If someone has the will and the money, platforms like this might have a place in the Sun again?.

[@Sherwoody]

Although it a twin engine, I wonder if the Rutan Model 202 Boomerang was inspired by the BV-141.

[@roypiltdown5083]

it also used the same engine as the FW190, and the RLM could not justify reducing the production of a much-needed fighter to allow for an observation platform, regardless of its merits - BV141 was not cancelled for being unusual (look at some of the other pipe-dreams the Nazis threw money at), but for sensible economic reasons.

[@jnorth6022]

I would be ever so happy to chat with any and all of those guys, who personally supplied these stories!

[@michaelh.9866]

It is great(!) to have Mr. Brown comment on these aircraft. A privilege to have his input.

[@Dronescapes]

Much more Eric Brown's wisdom at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoS1cpeQr7esmcU

[@walteralter9061]

What was your source for the historic footage? Do you use an archive service or ferret the footage out yourselves from govt libraries? Much of it I've never seen before and I've seen a lot of WWII air war stuff.

[@Dronescapes]

Licensed from a producer that had access to many archives

[@walteralter9061]

@@Dronescapes It's good quality film, some of the best I've seen of period footage.

[@jaybee9269]

I’ve never seen most of it.

[@barrybristow4646]

For me , most beautiful of german aircraft of WWII was the Dornier Do- 335. nothing else to be said.

[@jaybee9269]

Damn, Arado produced some SLICK aircraft!

[@zofe]

T-33, Fouga-Magister and F-104 also had large wing-tip tanks.

[@billyfletcher6022]

Excellent job with the subs.

[@dronepilot260rc]

You never miss with these videos. I can see these being used in History Classes 🎉

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Glad you like them!

[@tempestfury8324]

Unfortunately most "history" classes today are more concerned about the so-called "white supremacy" and "patriarchy" of the United States.

[@petefluffy7420]

Why are you spinning the background? (3:40, Eric Brown speaking) Does spinning the background round and round add something? If it did I certainly missed what it was, it only had me wondering why it was spinning. wondering what is was illustrating..

[@robertlewis7237]

THANK YOU FOR VIDEO

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You're welcome

[@RickOAA]

Interesting observation of the fuselage bouncing, not the wing tips.

[@rogerkay8603]

Eric "Winkle" Brown - what a life the guy had, great bloke.

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👍👍

[@JohnDoe-jn4ex]

All airplanes are fantastic. Thank you.

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Glad you like them! Thank you too John.

[@roypiltdown5083]

even the Christmas Bullet?

[@raymondyee2008]

Why did we miss this on "Secret Weapons Over Normandy" and "Blazing Angels 2"?

[@Otokichi786]

Bv 141 "Sidecar" FW 189 "Uhu" Ar 234 "Blitz"

[@randym4121]

Just a small criticism concerning the 141...you got your port and starboard mixed up: Port wine is red, the port navigation light is red. The word "left" has four letters in it, as does the word "port."

[@glencrandall7051]

Most interesting. No telling what aircraft innovations Germany could have come up if they hadn't been fighting a war.

[@B61Mod12]

War tends to drive and accelerate technological innovation.

[@ursus9104]

German aviation technology influenced all Air Forces to this day. It’s remarkably how the German science could excel in the middle of a war with shortages of everything.

[@kurtschlesinger8257]

Nice MAN

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

On he other hand, it took a skilled crew ½ an hour to replace a jet engine, even in the field.

[@tonyelberg7814]

winky baby is a dead set legend, thanks for this, bloody excellant

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Yeah, no one called him that!

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@@jaybee9269 I just did, if you don't like it here's a quarter tell someone who cares🤣🤣🤣, what a thing to pick on 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@caeserromero3013]

If they'd given me one of those BV 141's I'd be like: "Where's the rest of it?" 🤣

[@donscheid97]

German engineers were very good at getting out of the box and then making a bigger one.

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Eric Brown is one of the coolest person on the planet

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Could not agree more. Possibly the greatest test pilot that ever lived.

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Eric brown a legend

[@xchrisx84x10]

I wonder if the Ar232s would've had the same over heating issues at first due to cowling and air flow issues?

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Why didn't the video delve into "possibly the best military transport of the era" . Which was the Arado 232 "B" model. Built with 4 Bramo 323 motors and had larger wings. Only 10 built, according to Wikipedia. But video completely ignores it and switches subject.

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"Focke-Wulf" would be a great name for a heavy metal band.

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A Germán Trans Punk band would be cool for that.

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As would BlitzKrieg

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@@msgfrmdaactionman3000 T people are literally fkg insane w/ gen dysph. But a punk band already had that name when I was in college.

[@brucejenner4800]

Hey, vorsprung durch technik, remember? If the powers in Germany in the second world war used all the amazing advances in technology wisely, history would be so completely different. Opting to use the Me-262 as a fighter-bomber was a catastrophic decision. Look at the Tiger one, a tank that totally outclassed any allied effort, but was so complicated as to be hopelessly unreliable. Look at the MG-42, the best machine gun in the war, so good in fact, its still used, and chosen today, only with a few minor modifications. Yes, history is a fickle thing, hey, maybe in a parallel universe.................NIGHTMARE!

[@jaybee9269]

Good point. But at the end of the day the U.S. alone had at least 10 times the production capacity of Germany…including Austria and other territorial additions.

[@martcon6757]

Germany lost the war when they lost the caucus oil fields and failed to conquer Russia. No oil no hope. Neither the 252 nor the Tiger or any of the other amazing developments they made would have won them the war.

[@justfly7730]

He is the Stig for aircraft.

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[@trance9158]

Loved the Horten brothers designs

[@aerostaraircraftsanctuary604]

What is or was a felt vebo? (the person who ran up the engines of the BV 141 at the airfield? Some sort of mechanic or ground personnel ?

[@lincolntravelconcierge4846]

Feldwebel

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我が国でＢＶ１４１は「片ちんば」と呼称されて比較的有名な方でして、昔はエアフィクス社から７１分の１スケールのプラモデルが出ていました。今はチェコのメーカーに金型が移管されて販売中ですwwwアラド２３４ブリッツも、香港のドラゴン社から販売されていますね（笑）

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Очень интересный выпуск👍

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[@reyigo69]

Cool.

[@pablonylos8022]

Wiele z tych pomysłów, po wojnie doczekało się realizacji w samolotach tworzonych przez aliantów. Ciekawy odcinek. Super kanał. Są napisy pl. 👍

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

It's an English-speaking site . . .

[@pablonylos8022]

@@EllieMaes-Grandad ok, but you have pl subtitles. cool.

[@DariusZ-jf4nd]

Rzeczywiście, i wielu ludzi tego nie wie.

[@Aengus42]

You've already shown this, surely!

[@jeroensbirdingphotos5436]

Where is this museum?

[@mugsnvicki]

AIrfix made models of these. I have them! Cool.

[@mikechevreaux7607]

WW2 Had Some Good Advanced Ones Also.

[@rolfagten857]

The ME 262 was the best one!

[@Dronescapes]

Very nice place, but the engine was still extremely unreliable even after years of development. By the way, this is a fascination story about the jet engine. It includes an interview with Von Ohain, the father of the German jet engine and the one responsible for the 1st flight (but not the inventor): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWG3ZWCOfJtkaLM If you have not watched it, I think you will like it.

[@KAI19772011]

@ the exploding 234s engine: no sabotage was necessary, the quality of the metal used was that bad, that you had to adjust throttle very very cautious otherwise the engine would explode, even it’s was a completely new one.

[@salsheikh4508]

This interview is in like 5 episodes...

[@robertmiller2173]

What a fantastic program, I have thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish! Thanks so much! Eric was such a lucky man, he got to fly so many amazing aircraft, and he is so cool. Heres to you Richard Voght, and to Willie Messerschmitt, Hanz Von Ohain... and many others All those amazing German Scientists and Engineers. And Germany is still the engineering and scientific Capital of Europe! It is such a shame that the empires of Britain, France, and Russia had to gang up on Germany and the Austro Hungarian Empires.....here we are in 2023 and Germany id the Economic Power of Europe! Imagine if we had set up an EU and a NATO before WW1, along with a Free Trade Agreement that encompassed the British, German, French Empires and colonies into a Free Trade Agreement wrapped up in a NATO like defense Agreement! If Russia behaved its self it might have been asked to join! Obviously Spain and Portugal would also be invited to join along with Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Argentina. Japan, Korea, and Japan would be encouraged to have their own hemisphere but also invited to join the Real UN.

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Should have just had that bird cage suspended on stilts over that engine fuselage nacelle. Would have looked like a stretched Dora with cool wings.

[@john-xo9mg]

JU 87 the A10 of it's time, more famous than the HS 129 .

[@robertklimczak5630]

Kiedy próbowano zrobić kontynuacje z mocniejszym silnikiem okazalo się ze dostawal silnych wibracji. Porzucono kontynuację

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PAPER CLIP

[@loishope6605]

Trimotors? We had six a turning and four a burnin. Of course I am referring to the B-36 " Peacemaker".

[@DABrock-author]

You mean ‘Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two unaccounted for’. 😂

[@ThatsMrMoronToYou]

The FW-189 was in the first Indianapolis Jones movie.

[@Dronescapes]

Indiana?

[@ThatsMrMoronToYou]

@@Dronescapes No, I'm in Kansas.

[@NOISER-wq2fb]

​@@ThatsMrMoronToYou hahahh

[@richpontone1]

When you manufacture over 400 planes, you lose the capacity to build the fighters and bombers that are effective and successful. But here is the real problem. Germany did not have an effective four engine bomber that could destroy the Soviet heavy armament factories that out produced them in tanks, artillery, rockets, planes, and ammunition. Stalin famously said something to the effect that "Quantity is the quality that is the most effective in War". The reason for this is that German plane builder Heinckel was commissioned to come up with this but Hitler ordered him to produce such a bomber that could dive bomb like a Stuka. But this was impossible as the stress on the wings and the engines would have destroyed the plane in mid flight and so, none could be produced.

[@tkskagen]

As far as design, the Germans (of the time) made absolutely beautiful aircraft. But the Allies still kicked their tails!

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

21:55 jettisoned reusable rockets! Nearly 80 years before space X

[@victorpalamar8769]

Did the Germans. develop the "America Bomber"? I have read that it was proposed along the lines of the 4-engine bomber Condor.

[@DRAGONSLAYER1220]

I don't believe any of them got past the prototype stage. Through the course of development, Germany's fortunes turned for the worse & funding had to be diverted to more pressing needs.

[@davidlafranchise4782]

Anything with SIR Brown is worth seeing. He did get a knighthood right?? If he didn't, he should have.

[@Dronescapes]

More coming....🙂

[@silvermane1741]

The Germans had some weird but innovative airplanes in WW2.

[@tombrunner8181]

Long before the World War? Germany was in bondage to the Treaty of Versailles

[@estebanjodarpozo1999]

No está en castellano....solo el título...1 vez desactivados los subtítulos hala ahí lo llevas...1 docu q parece estar en español pero no lo está

[@geoffreycarson2311]

CAPN BROWN Said that THE GERMAN Woman Test Pilot Hanna Reik I think Her NAME WAS !!!WAS A BRILLIANT and GUTTSY TEST PILOT !!! g

[@ritxises9542]

Hanna Reitsch, Possibly the best aviator in history...why isn't she better known? why was he born in defeated country, He set many height and speed records, some of which are still unbroken.

[@pietrocalcioli8169]

Erano molto avanti

[@zillsburyy1]

too little too late and way too much fighting between the different german aircraft manufacturers

[@stephenjacks8196]

Cutting edge?

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[@Kopernicus67]

One has to admire (w/o the evil or sadism) the ingenuity of the German engineers. These designs would fit right in on a 2024 reboot of Star Wars. But that was the problem in wartime, these fanciful designs were often solutions to problems that didn't exist. Ultimately the superior engineering pieces of the Germans were (thankfully) beat by simple Shermans, T-34s, Garand rifles and mass produced P-47, 51, B-17 and 24 aircraft.

[@joebfnl1079]

To this day, the Arado 232 is still a viable platform for rough field and STOL operations?

[@carlosvidal1060]

Este avión el B&V 141 de reconocimiento se fabricaron menos de 100 aparatos y se usó exclusivamente en el frente oriental. Su fracaso fué debido a usar un motor falto de potencia.

[@parttimetourist]

It does not matter what they created they lost the war 78 years ago much to the relief of many who endured years of misery and suffering So what is the point of raking up past events which most people would prefer to forget while others could not care less

[@820hurleyj]

If they'd built a big bomber, they might've won.

[@barfuss2007]

The engine of the Ar 234 was named Jumo not Zomo 🙂

[@MichaelMcKinnon-jf1yy]

The Bv-141 was a reconnaissance aircraft with a fairly decent range, but it was a solution looking for a problem

[@geraldmiller5260]

When designing an aircraft, please do not design an ugly one!

[@hanspetersen-uj6gd]

Interessante Bilder - aber eine grauenvolle Übersetzung!!!!

[@fandangofandango2022]

Brave Gentleman.

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

They didn't overwhelm the UK's RAF . . .

[@noteimportax6477]

Pft you were just lucky hitler sent almost all his forces to russia, uk was losing everywhere you lost the battle of france,you lost in the balkans,in the pacific the japs wasted you ,also you were losing in norafrika

[@speedy761]

Yes Hitler got a bit salty after a bombing raid in germany so he started to only bomb London instead of their airfields and factories 🙈

[@johnpaul3099]

Lend lease

[@EllieMaes-Grandad]

@@johnpaul3099 Only later in the war. A the start, the UK paid cash for weapons.

[@johnpaul3099]

@@EllieMaes-Grandad the US played a key role in sustaining the RAF

[@ryanjones7681]

You left out so much... Oh well. Was cool anyways.

[@jebise1126]

germany lacked useful turbo supercharger and good unmanned turrets also radars and aiming was behind allies... not really better aircraft that allies had.

[@ranbree1960]

the Me 234 Bliz I would Love to Fly or just to take a ride in Her. And the 335 I truly would Love to See and take a Ride In her too.

[@frankschmitt6399]

Please don’t „Nazi“ for every German developement between 1933 and 1945👍

[@parolof]

Blohm & Voss, is pronounced "Blohm & Foss"

[@Dronescapes]

Italians have lived 100s of years listening to names such as Michelangelo being pronounced in the most ludicrous ways. Perhaps after all these centuries they got used to it.

[@patrickbaillargeon8051]

Last time I checked the Allies won that war and saved the world from fascism. Very little glory in war. Enough said.

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👍👍👍

[@charlesmiles9115]

😊😊😊❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Flight100100]

Planes that lost the war.

[@Dronescapes]

Thankfully

[@petersampson4635]

They lost the war, but still managed to go to the moon. 🌙

[@Dronescapes]

One guy contributed.mit takes a lot that one individual, including brave astronauts, and an fleet of you g engineers. By the way, you should check the average age of NASA back the . Amazingly young

[@johnpage1922]

Aluminum? 🤔 I think you've dropped this-i .

[@Dronescapes]

Phonetically, the correct pronunciation of aluminum is “alʊmɪnəm,” while the pronunciation for aluminium is “ælʊmɪniəm.” Aluminum is currently the favored pronunciation of the general public in America and Canada, yet aluminum still stands throughout the rest of the English-speaking world. American and Canadian English differ significantly in linguistic rules, and there are nearly 4,000 words spelled differently between Britain and North America. British English keeps spellings inherited from other languages like French and German, while American English usually focuses on spelling words based on how they sound when spoken. These differences became popularized in the 1700s and 1800s with the printing of “An American Dictionary of the English Language” by Noah Webster in North America and “A Dictionary of the English Language” by Samuel Johnson. However you prefer to pronounce the word representing this chemical element, you likely interact with it every day, from tin foil for cooking in your oven to riding in an airplane. The fascinating origin of aluminum is just one part of the story as scientists and manufacturers around the world mine this product from the Earth’s crust to provide the building blocks of 21st-century society. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) officially standardized on aluminium in 1990, though it hasn’t changed the way that Americans spell it for day to day purposes. Even though scientists generally use “ium” spelling, the IUPAC does recognize the “um” spelling as a variant. It seems a fair compromise. While both the “um” and the “ium” endings are both accepted forms of spelling, the debate of “who is right” wages on. It’s clear that neither side is going to give up the way they spell this word.

[@venky211184]

Germans at there best, Rest all copy cats.