Do 335 Pfeil

The Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") heavy fighters were the result of a design submitted in May 1942 under the name P.231, which was of a single seat high speed bomber that could carry 1,000 kilograms of bombs. The design was awarded a contract and was redesignated Do 335, but by fall of the same ...

C. Peter Chen from ww2db.com

 

See also this closed thread: http://www.ww2f.com/topic/3339-d0-355-delayed-2years

The YoutTube video in it has been removed. Reposted here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtElBeaF2Ew

 

Now that's an interesting plane great share!

 

Also the first fighter with an ejection seat. Hmm, I wonder why?

 

I don't know that I'd fancy dodging the tomato slicer at the rear without an ejection seat. When I visited Silver Hill back in the late 60's there was one of these there in pieces. I believe it went back to Germany for a rebuild [I think I heard that in the narration also - my German being extremely rusty].
Bill

 

actually the NJG 1 He 219A was the first to use the ejetion seat-both of them (2) and in combat conditions some successful some not ........ google Otto Fries as an example and find out about his jumps.

 

...thought the He 280 was the first one fitted with and to use an ejector seat ? .....