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The history of the German Army Aviation Corps goes back to the time when the German Wehrmacht first began to develop helicopters. The first helicopter flight in Germany took place on 26 June 1936 with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61. Despite being an experimental helicopter with only two examples ever built, the Fw 61 inspired Ernst Udet, head of the Reich Air Ministry development wing, to become a proponent of this relatively new type of aircraft after seeing the demonstration flights.

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  • The history of the German Army Aviation Corps goes back to the time when the German Wehrmacht first began to develop helicopters. The first helicopter flight in Germany took place on 26 June 1936 with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61. Despite being an experimental helicopter with only two examples ever built, the Fw 61 inspired Ernst Udet, head of the Reich Air Ministry development wing, to become a proponent of this relatively new type of aircraft after seeing the demonstration flights. During World War II, several types were considered to be procured for the three different branches of the Wehrmacht. The German Army initially ordered 1,000 Flettner Fl 282 reconnaissance helicopters, however the production plant was destroyed and so only about 40 helicopters entered service. Another project, the more complex Focke Achgelis Fa 223 multi-role helicopter was beset with problems so that ultimately only 11 aircraft were delivered. (en)
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  • The history of the German Army Aviation Corps goes back to the time when the German Wehrmacht first began to develop helicopters. The first helicopter flight in Germany took place on 26 June 1936 with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61. Despite being an experimental helicopter with only two examples ever built, the Fw 61 inspired Ernst Udet, head of the Reich Air Ministry development wing, to become a proponent of this relatively new type of aircraft after seeing the demonstration flights. (en)
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  • History of the German Army Aviation Corps (en)
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