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    HEINKEL He. 177

    Mar 19, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS STUART HADAWAY

    First designed in 1936 and then modified to a 1938 specification for a long-range, strategic heavy bomber, the Heinkel He. 177 Greif (‘Griffin’) was another example of exemplary German engineering that would never meet its full potential.

    The Griffin’s development was hampered by unreasonable requirements, such as the need for the aircraft to act as a dive bomber. This strict demand, finally lifted in 1942, was totally impractical for an aircraft of this size, and was a result of Hitler’s continued obsession with aircraft only having a tactical

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