German Helicopter Testing At Sea, 1940s - Film 36306

World War Two or thereabouts. Modular German prototype helicopter is uncovered on the deck of a boat. The vehicle is pushed onto a landing pad area and the rotors are fitted one by one. A swastika is on the tail flap, model number GF YF on the aircraft side. The craft is a Flettner FI 282 Kolibri or Hummingbird in English. A pilot climbs into the seat and is strapped in, it is an open cockpit, more like a gyrocopter. The rotor blades start spinning and the pilot takes off. Another view of the helicopter t