Rheintochter R1 – German Anti-Aircraft Missile
The Rheintochter missile was a two stage anti-aircraft missile. The German army ordered the surface to air rocket …
Jägernotprogramm
All articlesThe Jägernotprogramm (Emergency Fighter Program) was a German initiative during World War II, launched in 1944, aimed at rapidly increasing the production of fighter aircraft. Faced with the overwhelming Allied air superiority, Germany focused on producing simpler, mass-produced planes like the Me 262 jet fighter and the He 162. Despite the program’s efforts, Germany’s industrial capacity was too strained, and the initiative failed to significantly alter the outcome of the air war.
