The Heinkel He-162
The Heinkel He-162 was created with wooden planks glued together and it was originally piloted by teenagers. Inclement weather conditions would literally tear the plane apart as the glue would “un-stick”.The He-162 did, however, break records when it came to its design, modeling, and production time, from start to finish it took an amazing 90 days to complete but alas it did not last! The most careful and feather-footed pilots couldn’t even make it past the door without it falling apart let alone getting into the cockpit. Fortunately, this wooden wonder only saw the skies for four months and it was retired in May 1945.

The Heinkel He 162
The Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was supposed to be a military asset but it turned out to be more of a fairy princess, albeit not petite or pretty! The British Royal Air Force banked a lot of its fortunes on the Rolls-Royce Merlin piston-engine aircraft. It was in the 1930s. The Fairey was dismally sluggish and weighty and within a full week of being in commission around one hundred Fairey Battles were shot down by the enemy fire. The Royal Air Force decommissioned the big boy and sent it off to fairyland to rest forevermore!

The Fairey Battle