Rare examination of the Luftwaffe's greatest bomber. The Heinkel He
177 i'Griefi (Griffin) was Germany's only purpose-built heavy
long-range bomber that made it into series production during World
War II. Aircrews nicknamed it the "Luftwaffenfeuerzeug"
("Luftwaffe's lighteri) or the "Flaming Coffin" due to the engines'
tendency to catch fire on early versions of the aircraft. Yet when
the teething problems were fixed, and it became a serious contender
in the war, the German situation was rapidly deteriorating.
Had it not been for the mess the Third Reich administration was
in, the blunders the RLM (Reich Air Ministry) made, or the
catastrophic fuel situation Germany faced late in the war, this
advanced aircraft could have had a much bigger effect on the war
than it was ever able to. Dinan tells the story of the design,
development, production and operational use of one of World War
II's most mysterious aircraft.
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