USAF-Museum: Fieseler Fi 156
The Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch" was designed in 1935 and was widely used during WW II by German military forces for reconnaissance, liaison, ambulance, and other duties and by high ranking officers as personal transports. Among its features was its maneuverability, extremely low stalling speed of 32 mph, and its short field takeoff and landing characteristics. Between 1937-45, the German Air Force accepted almost 2,900 Storchs. Other countries using the Fi 156 included Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and Italy. The most famous Storch mission was the hazardous rescue of deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1943 from a tiny rock-strewn plateau at a remote lodge high in the Apennine Mountains.
Background: Piper L-4 "Grasshopper".
Hubert Becker 08/04/2005 16:30
Hallo Christian, lange nichts mehr von dir gesehen. (Das letzte waren Bilder aus Bremen, glaub ich) die Serie ist dir gut gelungen und dieses hier gefällt mir daraus am besten.Der Scheinfenster Award - Anaglyphe
Ro LandGruß
Hubert
Engelbert Mecke 03/04/2005 12:22
Sehr gut......Christian, da hab ich nichts zu meckern.Gruss der Engelbert
Wolfgang Hermann 02/04/2005 23:42
Das gefällt mir von der räumlichen Wirkung her am besten von der Serie.Gruß,
Wolfgang