WW2 German / Nazi Helicopters part 1 : Where Eagles Dare

part 1 of 2. Footage of real pre-war and WW2 German combat helicopters, technically superior to the Bell Helicopter in the Where eagles dare film. Jewish German Dr Kurt Hohenemser designed and engineered the two Flettner helis shown in the video. First up, female test pilot and iron cross winner FlugKapitan Hanna Reitsch flying the FW-61 in 1937, setting many distance, endurance and height records. Then her flying it indoors at the Deutschland Halle in 1938 at the Berlin Motor Show . Then the the first
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