Dan's History, by Daniel Green

[Richard T Eger]

This site covers bombers, fighters (not well), tank-busters, bombs, armament, missiles, Flak, night war, airborne electronics, radar, navigation, path finding, the atomic bomb (including Japanese efforts and the failed voyage of U-234), production, and personalities. In addition, it has one of the largest lists of links I have ever seen. The address for the site is:

http://www.danshistory.com/ww2/index.html

Sections of interest are:

Bomber Aircraft

German Bombers - Brief histories, technical data, and photos of the following aircraft:

Ar 234B/C
Do 17
Do 217
Fw 200
He 111
He 177
Ju 52/3m
Ju 86D-K
Ju 88
Ju 89
Ju 188
Ju 287
Ju 288
Ju 290
Ju 388
Ju 390
Ju 488
Mistel (Mistletoe) - Composite Aircraft

Fighters and Escort Aircraft

Axis Fighters of World War II - Brief history, technical data, and photos of the Me 210/Me 410. Whether it is aproblem with my computer or the site is not clear, but these are the only fighters covered. There is a table giving production totals for different WW II German aircraft.

Bombs

German Bombs - Brief descriptions of 6 bomb types.

Airborne Guns - Brief technical data for:

MG 17
MG 81
MG 131
MG 151
MG c/30L
MG FF
MG FF/M
MG 151/20
MK 101
MK 103
MK 108
BK 5

Fliegerabwehrkanonen (Flak) - Brief technical data for 14 different Flak guns.

War in the West - Overview of major battles, with technical data and photos.

Night Air War

<U>The 'Kammhuber Line'</U>

Air Intercept Radar - Excellent descriptions of various radar units. Appears to be a thorough list.

Ground Radar - Technical data on 5 radar systems.

<U>Measure Counter-Measure</U> - Chronological listing.

Window "Chaff"

Mandrel

<U>Tactics</U>

The Kammhuber Line

Wilde Sau "Wild Boar"

Zahme Sau "Tame Boar"

Schräge-Musik "Slanting Music" or "Jazz Music"

<U>Early Efforts</U>

<U>The Kammhuber Line</U> - History, aircraft, and air units involved. Technical info and photos of aircraft involved, although a bit spotty.

Jet and Rocket Planes - History, technical info, and/or photos for the following aircraft, engines, and units:

Ar 234
Ba 349
He 162A-2
He 178
He 280
Ho IX or Ho 229
Ju 287
Me 163
Me 262

RATO packs - Rocket Assisted Take-off
BMW 003A-0
BMW 003A-2
BMW 003D
BMW 018
BMW 028
Jumo 004B-1
Jumo 004D-4
Jumo 004E
Jumo 004H
Jumo 012
Jumo 022 PTL

Kommando Nowotny
Jagdgeschwader 7
Adolf Galland and Jagdverband 44

Vergeltungswaffe V-Weapons - Film clips on the following missiles:

V-1
V-2

Missiles / Guided Weapons - Brief histories, technical data, and photos of the following missiles and bomb:

Messerschmitt "Enzian"
Henschel Hs 117 "Schmetterling"
Rheinmetall-Borsig "Rheintochter"
EMW C2 "Wasserfall"
Fritz-X Guided Bomb
Henschel Hs 293 series
JB2 - America's V-1
X-4 Air-to-Air Missile
Hs 298 Air-to-Air Missile

Rocket Motors and Fuel - Tables matching engines to missiles and chemical descriptions of propellants.

Tank busting Aircraft

Histories, technical data, and photos of:

Ju 87G-1
Hs 129
Ju 88P

Anti-tank cannon carried by WWII aircraft - Table of technical info.

The Atomic bomb - While covering the U.S. bomb, there is an interesting article on the atom bomb work of the Japanese. This includes the abortive voyage of the U-234 with her cargo of uranuium-oxide and a disassembled Me 262.

Navigation and Pathfinding - Histories, tech info, and photo.

<U>German</U>

X-Gerät
Y-Gerät

<U>British</U>

The Inaccuracy of RAF Bombing Revealed
Pathfinders
'Gee' TR1335
Oboe
H2S

War Production and Logistics

German Aircraft Production 1939-1945 - List and quantity of each type aircraft produced.

Military Aircraft Production By Country 1