Fieseler Fi 156 D-1 Storch Tank Transporter

Fieseler Fi 156 D-1 Storch Tank TransporterIn 1936, RLM issued requirements for liaison and artillery fire spotting aircraft for the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. This aircraft must have a Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) performance. The Fi 156 entered small scale series production in 1937. When she is in flight, the landing gear hung down. This is giving aircraft the appearance of a very long legged with big winged bird. The Fi156 was given a nickname Storch (Crane). The Storch was widely spread

the top speed and altitude were increased to 430 mph and 30

to final delivery in 1953 to the French

combining in a single plane the multiple roles that otherwise would be carried out by many different types

Whilst other aircraft types would eventually join the fray

The planned Spitfire Mk

but at a heavy cost

-clear parts

a sliding side door and a three-wing rear door

the fastest of the three ships

essentially as regards weapons systems or the aerials for the detection systems and depending on their period

“Operation Rösselsprung“ was carried out from 2 to 5 July 1942 against the Anglo-American convoy PQ 17 and consisted of the ships Tirpitz

The AT-9 had a low-wing cantilever monoplane configuration