New pictures of the LW best nightfighter

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Deep in the secret Nazi archives in Antarctica the first photo of the Luftwaffes war war winning nightfighter the Wocke Fulf WF101 Motte.

 

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Bored hey?

 

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Focke Wulf? I was thinking it was an Horten design.

 

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Did it have a motte cannon ? I do know it wasn't that successful, as its lifespan was only one day .
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• Sep 9, 2015

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RAF countermeasures consisted of a Giant Porch light suspended on a parachute.

 

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And the RAF nightfighter response...

 

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I can just see a 400 foot tall bug zapper off Beachy Head.

 

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fastmongrel said:

Deep in the secret Nazi archives in Antarctica the first photo of the Luftwaffes war war winning nightfighter the Wocke Fulf WF101 Motte.

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The U.S. was aware of the German's project and had one of their own held in reserve in the event the Germans deployed it...

 

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We had one

 

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Airframes said:

Did it have a motte cannon ? I do know it wasn't that successful, as its lifespan was only one day .
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True but the Natter was a one shot wonder so anything goes

 

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Shinpachi said:

We had one

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yeah but yours were probably launched from a submarine...