World War 2 in the Air

First plane with radar onboard took off

09.08.1941. Luftwaffe, Western

09 august 1941. Leeuwarden airfield, Holland. Me-110 with strange antennas on the nose took off.

It was the first flight of the fighter with radar onboard. Me-110 was equipped with  “Lichtenstein” radar. Two members of crew were oberleutnant Ludvig Bekker and sergeant Josef Staub.

During that test flight Me-110 has spotted British bomber with radar and has shot it down. It was the beginning of all the radars era.

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First Berlin bomb strike by Soviet AF

08.08.1941. Eastern, Red Air Force
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