What really happened to the Luftwaffe after World War II? When Germany surrendered in May 1945, thousands of fighter planes, bombers, jets, and prototypes were scattered across Europe—silent, abandoned, and waiting to be discovered. What followed was one of the most intense post-war technology hunts in history. In this video, we uncover the untold fate of the Luftwaffe’s aircraft after WW2: 🇺🇸 Operation LUSTY – How the U.S. captured the Me 262, Arado jets, blueprints, and top-secret technology

The He 162 Volksjäger at IWM Duxford - coming along very nicely! #warbirds #ww2 #ww2history #luftwaffe #history | Daniel J Wheatcroft

356K views · 4.8K reactions | Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger under restoration at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #warbirds #heinkel #luftwaffe | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

Kris Hendrix, Researcher at the Royal Air Force #Museum, tells the fascinating story of the #Heinkel He 162 'People's Fighter'. It was a last-ditch wonder weapon jet fighter created by the Nazi war machine to turn the tide of the #SecondWorldWar and destroy the Allied bomber fleet. It was designed to be as simple as possible: to be produced by unskilled slave labour in abandoned caves and flown by Hitlerjugend boys with only minimal glider training. Luckily for all sides, it arrived too late to

10K views · 479 reactions | This model is 22 years old and has more...