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German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop used a specially outfitted Condor "Grenzmark", on his two flights to Moscow in 1939, during which he negotiated and signed the "Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union", better known as the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. His aircraft bore the German civil registration of D-ACVH. [19]
Dornier Do 13 medium bomber (Development of Do 11), 1933; Dornier Do 14 seaplane (prototype) Dornier Do 15 Wal ('Whale') reconnaissance flying-boat; Dornier Do 17 mail-plane, bomber and night-fighter; Dornier Do 18 reconnaissance bomber flying-boat, 1935; Dornier Do 19 prototype four engine heavy bomber; Dornier Do 22 torpedo bomber ...
Fieseler Fi 167, ship-borne torpedo bomber + reconnaissance (biplane) Focke-Wulf Fw 42, prototype bomber; Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Eagle Owl), reconnaissance; Focke-Wulf Fw 191, heavy bomber prototype; Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, heavy bomber; Focke-Wulf Ta 400, long-range bomber; Heinkel He 45, bomber + trainer; Heinkel He 50, reconnaissance ...
The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", [b] is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935.The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945).
With an average loss rate of 60% for bomber aircraft types used in Operation Steinbock, the He 177's loss rate below 10% made it the most survivable bomber in the campaign. In February 1944, at around the same time as Operation Steinbock, He 177s and Dornier Do 217s carrying Henschel Hs 293 glide bombs attacked Allied shipping off the Anzio ...
It included German-supplied ground forces, including two batteries of machine guns, a tank division, and the Condor Legion's anti-aircraft guns. [30] Bombing by Republican and Nationalist aircraft, including Ju 52s from the Legion, created a stalemate [ 32 ] and demonstrated the inadequacy of Legion aircraft when faced with superior Soviet-made ...
Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" (KG 53; English: Condor Legion) was a Luftwaffe bomber wing during World War II. Its units participated on all of the fronts in the European Theatre until it was disbanded in May 1945. At all times it operated the German bomber type Heinkel He 111.
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, ... Curtiss T-32 Condor II: US: Bomber/transport: 1933: Operational: 45: Curtiss ...