wingsofwar:Luftwaffe Jet/Rocket Poll Nominee No.3…The Heinkel He-162 SalamanderThe He-162 was

wingsofwar:Luftwaffe Jet/Rocket Poll Nominee No.3…The Heinkel He-162 SalamanderThe He-162 was arguably the most rushed and yet advanced fighter developed during World War II, if not all history. The ‘Volksjäger’ (People’s Fighter) was essentially a last ditch response to create a semi-conventional jet fighter interceptor designed to be mass produced for mass interceptions of the Allied daylight bombing campaign. Unfortunately for the Luftwaffe and Nazi Germany the He-162 was unable to be produced and used in sufficient numbers by quality pilots before the end of the war in Europe, with only some Gruppen of JG1 being able to fly the Salamander on a few sorties (with a very debatable quantity of confirmed kills to their credit). It must be pointed out however that the He-162 was essentially a disposable fighter with limited demands on strategic reserves…in light of this it could have been a major asset earlier in the war if it had been introduced with more qualified pilots available. It was also reportedly a good fighter to fly by an experienced pilot, and like other Luftwaffe jets and rocket warplanes the He-162’s major technical weakness was in its engine. -- source link

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