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The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (English: lightning) is a jet-powered bomber designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Arado.It was the world's first operational turbojet-powered bomber, seeing service during the final years of the Second World War.
Germany was the only country to use jet-powered bombers operationally during the war. [3] This list includes only aircraft powered by turbine engines, either on their own or as part of mixed-power arrangements. Rocket-powered aircraft are not included, nor are aircraft that only flew following the end of the war.
The Heinkel He 177 Greif was a long-range heavy bomber flown by the Luftwaffe during World War II.The introduction of the He 177 to combat operations was significantly delayed by problems both with the development of its engines and frequent changes to its intended role.
The Junkers Ju 287 was a multi-engine tactical jet bomber built in Nazi Germany in 1944. It featured a novel forward-swept wing, and the first two prototypes (which were aerodynamic testbeds for the production Ju 287) were among the very few jet propelled aircraft ever built with fixed landing gear.
This list covers aircraft of the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945. Numerical designations are largely within the RLM designation system.. The Luftwaffe officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in the 1920s, before the Nazi seizure of power, and many aircraft made in the inter-war years were used during World War II.
German Combat Planes: A Comprehensive Survey and History of the Development of German Military Aircraft from 1914 to 1945. New York, US: Doubleday. Weal, John (2000). Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Western Front. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Aviation. ISBN 978-1-84176-020-9. Winchester, Jim (2004). "Junkers Ju 88". Aircraft of World War II. London ...
True identity only becomes clear to the Allies after World War II. [81] He 111 Z-1 Two He 111 airframes coupled together by a new central wing panel possessing a fifth Jumo 211 engine, used as a glider tug for Messerschmitt Me 321. He 111 Z-2 Long-range bomber variant based on Z-1. He 111 Z-3 Long-range reconnaissance variant based on Z-1. CASA ...
List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II; List of common World War II infantry weapons; List of gliders; List of RLM aircraft designations (for a full listing by type designations) List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World War II; List of World War II military aircraft of Germany