Heinkel He 111 E.  The development history of the He 111 was nothing if not complex.  Note the relatively conventional &quot;stepped&quot; nose construction.  The more familiar &quot;fully glazed&quot; form of nose construction was established in the slightly later He 111 P.  Best regards, JR.
(Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-401-0244-27)

Early Heinkel 111.

Studio portrait photo of Hanna Reitsch, German test pilot extrodinaire, probably made following her decoration with the Iron Cross, Second Class.  She is also wearing a female version (possibly unique) of the Luftwaffe Pilot and Observer's Badge.

Reitsch's achievements as a test pilot - and indeed an operational pilot - were considerable.  Included among them was the piloting of the "manned" version of the V-1 flying bomb (and surviving) and flying Goering's successor as commander of the Luftwaffe, Robert, Ritter von Greim, into and out of Berlin for a consultation with Hitler, using a length of boulevard as an airstrip, with Soviet artillery zipping around.

Hanna survived the war, and never renounced her Nazi beliefs.  Best regards, JR.

Hanna Reitsch.

Early (pre-P type) Heinkel He 111 in flight.  Best regards, JR.