The Heinkel He-162
There’s a good reason why the Heinkel He-162 broke records when it came to its modeling and production time (90 days). It was created with wooden sections glued together and piloted by teenagers! This was the type of aircraft which required a delicate touch, but even the most sensitive pilots could not make it through a wooden plane falling to pieces when its adhesive was stripped by poor weather conditions. Thankfully, this plane only saw action for four months, retiring in May 1945.
The Heinkel He 162
The Fairey Battle
The British Royal Air Force banked a lot of its fortunes on the Rolls-Royce Merlin piston-engine aircraft when it was created in the 1930s. The Fairey Battle turned out to be catastrophically sluggish and weighty to be considered a military asset. Within seven days of operation, around a hundred Fairey Battles were picked off by the enemy fire. By 1950, the Royal Air Force decommissioned the big boy.
The Fairey Battle
