US EditionWhy Germany Put Giant Hoops Under Their Planes
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Why Germany Put Giant Hoops Under Their Planes
Why on earth did Germany strap massive metal rings to their airplanes in World War II? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi film, right? But it wasn’t madness—it was magnetic warfare, plain and (somewhat) simple. Magnetic Mayhem These strange-looking aircraft were modified versions of the Junkers Ju 52, nicknamed Mausi-Flugzeug, or “mouse planes”—not for their stealth, but for the squeaky-narrow altitude they had to fly. German engineers rigged…
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