Luftwaffe Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/luftwaffe/ Mechanically-minded travel Sun, 15 Dec 2024 16:03:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Rare Dornier wing section to go on display at the RAF Museum in early 2025 https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/rare-dornier-wing-section-to-go-on-display-at-the-raf-museum-in-early-2025/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/rare-dornier-wing-section-to-go-on-display-at-the-raf-museum-in-early-2025/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:06:44 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10776 Plans are underway at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands* for the wing section of an iconic Second World War Dornier Do 17 to go on public display in early 2025. Salvaged after more than 70 years submerged beneath the waters of the Goodwin Sands, this unique artefact offers visitors a special glimpse into the […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/rare-dornier-wing-section-to-go-on-display-at-the-raf-museum-in-early-2025/feed/ 0 Rocket-assisted F-104 Starfighter https://mechtraveller.com/2021/01/rocket-assisted-f-104-starfighter/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/01/rocket-assisted-f-104-starfighter/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:57:00 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6676 In the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, NATO developed ZELL – the Zero-Length Launch system, using rocket-assisted F-104 Starfighters and other primary attack aircraft. Being right on the border with the Eastern Bloc, West Germany in particular had little time to identify and intercept any airborne attacks should they occur. Getting airborne […]

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