He 162 - Germany's Desperation Fighter

The Heinkel He 162 "Volksjäger" was a last ditch effort by the Luftwaffe to field a large number of jet fighters to stem the tide in the air. Join me as I explore this history, was this plan ever going to work?

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- Sources -
Antony L. Kay (2002), German Jet Engine and Gas Turbine Development 1930-45, Crowood.

Dan Sharp (2020) Heinkel He 162, Tempest Books.

Hermione Giffard (2016), Making Jet Engines in World War II, The University of Chicago Press.

Heinz J. Nowarra (1993), Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945, Bernard Greafe Verlag.

Richard Franks (2018), The Heinkel He 162, Airframe Album No. 13.

Willy Radinger & Walter Schick (1996), Me 262 – Entwicklung, Erprobung und Fertigung des ersten einsatzfähigen Düsenjägers der Welt, 3rd Ed., Aviatic Verlag.

Wolfgang Wollenweber (2012), Thunder Over the Reich – Flying the Luftwaffe’s He 162 Jet Fighter, Hikoki Publications.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Heinkel He 162
00:33 - The "People's Fighter"
01:15 - Me 262 vs He 162
02:38 - The Urgency
04:20 - The Costs
08:01 - Sponsored segment
08:44 - The Impact
09:29 - Operational Strength
10:28 - Maintenance
11:45 - "Easy to Fly"
13:36 - Wunderwaffle
14:55 - Downfall

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Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound