List of German special attack aircraft
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The idea of Selbstopfer (self-sacrifice), or suicide duty, was not widely received by German air force authorities, but did appear in several different military programmes. There were at least two suicide attacks the first was on April 07, 1945 by "Sonderkommando Elbe" , also known as "Rammkommando" against bomber formations of the United States Army Air Forces. A second was made by the Leonidas Squadron against bridges over the Oder River.
[edit] Ground attack
From 17 April until 20 April 1945 thirty-five pilots and aircraft of the Leonidas Squadron attacked Soviet held bridges over the Oder River in "Self-sacrifice missions" (Selbstopfreinsatz) destroying at least one.[1]
[edit] Air collision strike units
- "Sonderkommando Elbe" = "Rammkommando"(only operation 07.04.1945)
- "Sturmgruppen"
[edit] Conventional aircraft used in ramming attacks
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G and K
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 and A-8
[edit] Aircraft expressedly designed for suicide missions, never used
- Fieseler Fi 103 Re Reichenberg (V-1 manned version)
[edit] Aircraft expressedly designed for air ramming, never built, never used
- Messerschmitt Me 328
- Daimler Benz Project "E
- Daimler Benz Project "F"
- Sombold So 344
- Zeppelin "Fliegende Panzerfaust"
- Zeppelin 'Rammer'
- Gotha Ramming Aircraft
- EMW A4b (Langstreckenrakete A4b 'Bastard')(V-2(A-4) manned version)
[edit] Special Long Range Manned Missiles
- A-9 (Long Range manned missile project)
- A-10 "Amerika Rakete" (Intercontinental manned missile project)
[edit] Interceptor designs
- Messerschmitt Me 163, rocket powered fighter, saw limited action
- Bachem Ba 349, primitive rocket powered fighter, was tested
[edit] Interceptor designs, never built
- Arado Ar E.381
- Arado Ar E.381 II
- Arado Ar E.381 III
- Blohm & Voss B&V MGRP
- Messerschmitt Me P.1103
- Messerschmitt Me P.1103/II
- Messerschmitt Me P.1104
- Messerschmitt Me P.1104/II
- von Braun VTO Interceptor
- Focke-Wulf Fw "Volksjäger
- Junkers Ju EF.126 "Elli"
- Junkers Ju EF.127 "Walli
