- The Hs 129 was designed by Henschel's chief designer, Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich Nicolaus, around a single large "bathtub" of steel sheeting that made up the entire...
- by PAUL HUARD. At first glance, you might think the Henschel Hs 129 was the perfect ground-attack airplane. Twin engines.
- The Henschel Hs 129’s hurried introduction to the battlefield was plagued by problematic design choices and requirements.
- The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. The aircraft saw combat in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front.
- The B-1 and later models of the Hs 129 were assembled at Henschel's plant in Berlin, but the components were made at factories in occupied France.
- The resulting competition left a Focke-Wulf design (the Fw 189C) and the Henschel Hs 129 design as finalists with the nod going to the Henschel firm.
- The resulting competition left a Focke-Wulf design (the Fw 189C) and the Henschel Hs 129 design as finalists with the nod going to the Henschel firm.
- The Henschel Hs 129B-1/B-2 was notably successful in the anti-tank role, and prompted the evolution of the all-gun B-2 series.
- Henschel Hs 129 from the IV Panzergruppe of the Schlachtfliegergeschwader 9, piloted by Hauptmann Bruno Meyer in the Battle of Kursk, in July 1943.