Heinz J. Nowarra, stated that during the April-May 1945, battle for Berlin that Russian fighters planes shot down several German Flettner Fl-282 Kolibris helicopters, which the Germans were using as artillery spotters. (Heinz J. Nowarra, German Helicopters 1928 — 1945, Schiffer Military History, West Chester, PA, 1990, p. 28).
In your aviation or WWII readings has anyone seen or read of additional information on these air combat events?
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December 22, 2004 at 1:44 am