DFS 228 V1

DFS 228 Reconnaissance Aircraft

DFS 228 Reconnaissance Aircraft

The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS – “German Institute for Sailplane Flight”) during World War II. By the end of the war, the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes.

DFS 228 Prototypes

DFS 228 on top of a Dornier Do 217 used as the launch aeroplane

DFS 228 V1 at RAE Farnborough