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Heinkel He-219 A-3 Uhu
"Eagle-Owl"
First flight 6 November 1942
Introduction 1943
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke Heinkel He-219 "Uhu"
| Role | Night fighter |
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| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Heinkel |
| First flight | 6 November 1942 |
| Introduction | 1943 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Luftwaffe Czechoslovak Air Force |
| Produced | 1941–1944 |
| Number built | ~300 |
| Developed into | Hütter Hü 211 |
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History Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
Heinkel He-219 A-7 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl")
First flight 6 November 1942
Introduction 1943
The Heinkel He 219 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl") is a night fighter that served with the German Luftwaffe in the later stages of World War II. A relatively sophisticated design, the He 219 possessed a variety of innovations, including Lichtenstein SN-2 advanced VHF-band intercept radar, also used on the Ju 88G and Bf 110G night fighters. It was also the first operational military aircraft to be equipped with ejection seats and the first operational German World War II-era aircraft with tricycle landing gear. Had the Uhu been available in quantity, it might have had a significant effect on the strategic night bombing offensive of the Royal Air Force; however, only 294 of all models were built by the end of the war and these saw only limited service. Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow was the leading night fighter ace on the He 219. Modrow was credited with 33 of his 34 night air victories on the type
Development and production of the He 219 was protracted and tortuous, due to political rivalries between Josef Kammhuber, commander of the German night fighter forces, Ernst Heinkel, the manufacturer and Erhard Milch, responsible for aircraft construction in the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM – the German Aviation Ministry). The aircraft was also complicated and expensive to build; these factors further limited the number of aircraft produced.
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The first major production series was the He 219 A-0, although initially the pre-production series, it matured into a long running production series, due to numerous changes incorporated into the design, along with the cancellation of several planned variants. Production problems as a result of Allied bombing in March meant the A-0 did not reach Luftwaffe units until October 1943. The A-0 was usually armed with two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in the wing roots and up to four 20 mm or 30 mm cannon in a ventral weapons bay. The first 10–15 aircraft were delivered with the 490 MHz UHF-band FuG 212 "Lichtenstein" C-1 radar with a 4 × 8-dipole element Matratze antenna array. 104 He 219 A-0s were built until the summer of 1944, the majority of them at EHW (Ernst Heinkel Wien) or Heinkel-Süd in Wien-Schwechat.
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Heinkel He-219 A-7 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl")
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Heinkel He-219 A-7 Uhu ("Eagle-Owl")
Info He-111 H-6
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- Crew: 2
- Length: 15.33 m (50 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
- Height: 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 44.5 m2 (479 sq ft)
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- Empty weight: 11,200 kg
- Gross weight: 15,300 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 603E V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, 1,324 kW (1,776 hp) each
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 670 km/h at 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Cruise speed: 540 km/h
- Range: 1,545 km
- Ferry range: 2,000 km
- Service ceiling: 12,700 m (absolute)
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Guns: ** 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 cannon in a detachable fairing under the fuselage, 300 rpg
- 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 cannon in wing roots, 300 rpg
- 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon, Schräge Musik (oriented 65° above horizontal), 100 rpg
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Guns: ** 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 cannon in a detachable fairing under the fuselage, 300 rpg
Links to Youtube & Others
De Heinkel He 219 ‘”Uhu” (Oehoe) was een Duitse jager die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd geproduceerd en ingezet als nachtjager. De productie begon in het najaar van 1941. Het eerste type, de Heinkel He 219V-1, vloog voor de eerste keer in november 1942.
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Heinkel He-219 A-7 Uhu
The He 219 A-7 is a premium rank IV German strike aircraft with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB) and 4.3 (RB/SB.
Youtube Link
On the night of 11--12 June 1943, Werner Streib flew the The He 219 V9 and shot down five bombers.In the next 10 days the three Heinkel He 219A-0
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