The Only Mass-Produced WWII Aircraft That Was Considered the Grandfather of A10-Warthog
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The Only Mass-Produced WWII Aircraft That Was Considered the Grandfather of A10-Warthog
Designed to Break Tanks The Henschel Hs 129 was the only mass-produced aircraft of World War II built specifically to destroy enemy armored vehicles. It was created in response to the rising number of Soviet tanks pushing through German defenses on the Eastern Front. While the aircraft had serious problems—such as weak engines and limited visibility from the cockpit—it still played an important role on the battlefield. German pilots gave it nick…
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