DFS 230V-6 LIGHT ASSAULT GLIDER with/ Deceleration rocket - 1942

Description

The DFS 230 was a German transport glider operated by the Luftwaffe in World War II. It was developed in 1933 by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight") with Hans Jacobs as the head designer. The glider was the German inspiration for the British Hotspur glider and was intended for airborne assault operations. Here a test plane fitted with braking rockets. (Scale : 1/72e)