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n 1943 the all-wing and jet-propelled Horten IX promised spectacular performance and the Horton H IX V3 (Horton 229
German air force (Luftwaffe) chief, Hermann Göring, allocated half-a-million Reich Marks to the brothers Reimar and Walter Horten to build and fly several prototypes. Numerous technical problems beset this unique design and the only powered example crashed after several test flights but the airplane remains one of the most unusual combat aircraft tested during World War II.

Horten Ho 229: the secret Nazi jet-engine stealth warplane that was decades ahead of its time

October 20, 2023

Luckily for the Allies, this formidable jet plane wasn't fully completed before the war ended.

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