WWII 1944 German Army Attack Bomber \"Henschel Hs-129\" W.E.F.T.U.P. ID Poster For Sale

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WWII 1944 German Army Attack Bomber \"Henschel Hs-129\" W.E.F.T.U.P. ID Poster:
$250.00

Size: 19 x 25 inches

This original ‘RESTRICTED’ aircraft identification poster was published by the U.S. Naval Aviation Training Division Feb 1944. This poster was posted as a training tool as well as an in theater ID poster to help U.S. and other Allied pilots, bomber crews and Naval personal to identify Allied and enemy aircraft. W.E.F.T.U.P. or Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail, Undercarriage, Peculiarities was a system set up for the purpose of aircraft identification and recognition.

World War II saw some of the first introduction of these aircraft ID poster to prevent friendly fire and more accurate plane recognition in combat. It was believed these posters alone could save countless lives from friendly aircraft-on-aircraft or friendly anit-aircraft fire. These posters also could cut down precious second pilots, bomber gunners, and naval gun crews would have to ID a plane flying towards them intern saving their lives by shooting first.

Each poster provides the silhouettes, dimensions, and relevant information to educate both air and ground personnel in aircraft identification. Immediate identification of aircraft, friendly or not, was essential in order for the observer (whether in the air e.g., pilot, gunner, or patrol observer, or on the ground, e.g., anti-aircraft crew) to determine his next course of action (e.g., acknowledge, attack, evade, or report). Each poster details a large clean sky and background image of the specified aircraft located as the main top imagine on the poster. It also contains important ‘peculiarities’ such as where certain gun emplacements are located, other special aircraft features, as well as wing and length measurements.

Henschel Hs 129:

TheHenschel Hs 129was aWorld War IIground-attack aircraftfielded by theGermanLuftwaffe. The aircraft saw combat inTunisiaand on theEastern Front. A key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered by engines that were not in demand for other designs. Prototypes with low-power GermanArgus As 410engines of 465PS (459hp; 342kW) failed acceptance test, a more powerful replacement was found with the FrenchGnome-Rhône 14Mengine of 700PS (690hp; 515kW).

The design was relatively effective when it was first introduced, and saw service on the Eastern Front in a variety of front-line roles. As the war continued and anti-tank support became the main goal, the aircraft was continually up-gunned, eventually mounting a 75mm gun in the anti-tank role that left the plane barely flyable.Only a small number of these B-3 models were produced, late in the war.

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