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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 (photo)

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 (photo)
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
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This rotary-wing kite allowed German submarines to locate targets in heavy seas. Towed aloft by Type IX D2 U-Boats to a maximum altitude of 220 meters, the pilot had a possible sighting distance of 53 kilometers. U-Boat commanders disliked the Fa 330, because it gave away the location of the submarine, both visually and on radar. Only U-Boats operating in the Indian Ocean deployed them, because Allied naval superiority in the Atlantic Ocean made surfacing in the daylight extremely hazardous.

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© Smithsonian Institution / Bridgeman Images
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Germany / Europe / aircraft / plane / transport / aviation / rotary-wing / national air and space museum / kites / military / kite / helicopters / aircraft / world war ii / flight / smithsonian institution / helicopter / world war two / single seat / second world war / nazi / focke-achgelis / ww2 / wwii / fa 330 / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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