FIESELER FI 167 "ARE COMING"

The Fieseler Fi 167 was a German torpedo and reconnaissance biplane reconnaissance aircraft from the interwar period and World War II. The machine was first tested in 1938, and its small production took place in 1940. In total, no more than 14 machines of this type were built, along with prototypes. The drive was provided by a single engine Daimler-Benz DB 601B with a power of 1100 hp. The plane was 11.4 meters long with a wingspan of 13.5 meters. The deck armament consisted of two 7.92 mm machine guns. The machine could also carry a load of bombs or a torpedo weighing up to 1000 kilograms. The Fi 167 was developed by the Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH aviation plant as a new torpedo and observation plane based on the "Graf Zeppelin" aircraft carrier under construction. The machine was characterized by an all-metal construction with a classic fixed undercarriage. The wings of the plane were folded backwards. The Fi 167 plane, although it was not a failed machine, gave way to similar Japanese or American designs. It was also never used from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The planes went to a special 167th Squadron, which was formed in 1940 and served in the Netherlands in 1941-1943. In 1943, in connection with the completion of work on the aircraft carrier "Graf Zeppelin", the squadron was disbanded and some machines were sold to Romania.