The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft. It is notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry. While actually performing well it was never ordered into full scale production. Reasons for that include the non-availability of the preferred engine, and competition from another tactical reconnaissance aircraft, the Focke-Wulf Fw 189.

BV 141

A Bachem Ba349 Natter (The Bachem Ba 349 Natter was a World War II German point-defence rocket powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. After vertical take-off, which eliminated the need for airfields, the majority of the flight to the Allied bombers was to be controlled by an autopilot. The primary mission of the relatively untrained pilot, perhaps better called a gunner, was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket motor would then land under separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable. The only manned vertical take-off flight on 1 March 1945 ended in the death of the test pilot Lothar Sieber.) during 1945


Bachem Ba349 Natter

Blohm & Voss BV 141 crash landing due to hydraulic failure in the landing gear.