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Aircraft · Germany · 1943-1945

Heinkel He 219 Uhu

night fighter

The first operational aircraft fitted with ejection seats, the Uhu was purpose-built for night interception and outperformed every Allied night fighter it met. On its combat debut on the night of 11-12 June 1943 Werner Streib shot down five RAF bombers in a single sortie before crashing on landing, but production was capped at a few hundred by Luftwaffe politics.

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crew2
top speed670 km/h
armamentup to 6x 20/30mm cannon, Schrage Musik
produced~294

Western Europe

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Heinkel He 219 Uhu
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A captured Heinkel He 219 fighter in RAF markings after the War.
A captured Heinkel He 219 fighter in RAF markings after the War.Photographer not identified, so UK Copyright contended to have lapsed 50 years after publication. Picture prepared for W · Public domain · source