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Old wings: Focke-Achgelis FA-330
Rome, Italy - It was a look-out aid for the German submarines during WWII
The Focke-Achgelis Fa-330 Bachstelze ("Wagtail") simple single-seat rotary wing kite, was designed by Focke Achgelis at Laupheim and built by the Weser-Flugzeugbau at Hoykenkamp, near Bremen in Germany in 1942 during World War II, to provide a means of increasing the view of observers on U-boats submariners. It was operated on the principle of the autogyro and it provided an elevated observation platform...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1087468
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency