The Bell P-59 Airacomet is a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft During ww2. It was the first jet produced in the United States. the firs flight was 1 October 1942, there are 66 built of this guy but did they did no sent it to war, so why they did no slap a gun on him and sent him to war? Maybe the Germany is already defeated early.
162 was designed in response to a 1935 RLM (Reichsluftfahrtministerium, Reich Aviation Ministry)specification for a schnellbomber ("fast bomber") for tactical use.
The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known as the Me 110, is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer,heavy fighter), fighter bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) designed by the German aircraft company Bayerisch flugzeuwerke (BFW) and produced by successor company Messerschmitt.
Early variants were armed with a pair of MG FF 20 mm cannon, four 7.92 mm (.323 in) MG 17machine guns, and one 7.92 mm (.323 in) MG 15 machineguns.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). Together with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the Bf 109 formed the backbone of the luftwaffe*'s* fighter force during the Second World War. It was commonly called the Me 109 by Allied aircrew and some German aces/pilots, even though this was not the official model designation it first saw combat during the Spanish civil war. Designed by Willy Messerschmitt Robert Lusser.
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.
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Erich Alfred Hartmann - (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993), nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare
| Branch | Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) German Air Force (Bundeswehr) |
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| Service years | 1940–19451956–1970 |
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| Conflicts | World War, Eastern Front, and Defence of the Reich |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds |
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| Rank | Major (Wehrmacht)Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
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| Died | 20 September 1993 (aged 71) Weil im Schönbuch, Germany |
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| Born | 10 September 1914 Besstrashnaya, Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire |
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| Died | 18 December 1941 (aged 27) |
| Allegiance | Red Army |
| Service years | 1938–1941 |
| Rank | Senior Lieutenant |
| Unit | 1st Guards Tank Brigade,15th Armored Division |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet UnionOrder of Lenin (2) |
| Other work | Teacher, statistician, cashier |
cause of death: mortar fragment
confirm kills: 52
designed in 1939 and flew in 1942.
Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a German tank commander during World War II. Knispel was severely wounded on 28 April 1945 by shrapnel to his head when his Tiger II was hit in battle by Soviet tanks. He died two hours later in a German field hospital.
confirmed kills:168 with unconfirmed totals reaching up to 195 kills.
Michael Wittmann - (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944. While in command of a Tiger I tank, Wittmann destroyed up to 14 tanks, 15 personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns within 15 minutes before the loss of his own tank.
unit: SS Division leistandarte, 101st SS panzer battalion
kills:117 tanks
died august 8 1944 at the age of 30yrs [K.I.A] in France