The Revenge Flying Beast That Completely Fooled Germany

Video Description

An unfamiliar loud roar rings out over occupied Paris. In downtown cafés, world-weary locals abruptly set down their coffee cups and look up from their newspapers. In two painful years of Nazi occupation, they’ve been forced to get used to the irritating whine of Messerschmitts and Junkers - but this sounds totally different, something they’ve never heard before. And it sounds alarmingly close. Rushing outside, they shield their eyes from the sun as they look up. Barely thirty feet over their heads, a lone aircraft is hurtling through the Swastika-lined city streets toward the Arc de Triomphe. The Parisians exchange puzzled looks - perhaps this is a new Luftwaffe aircraft suffering from mechanical issues. Yet as they squint harder, they notice the markings on the aircraft’s fuselage - and when they do, they can hardly believe their eyes… --- Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest airplanes ever built, top-secret military projects, and classified missions with hidden untold true stories. Including US, German, and Soviet warplanes, along with aircraft developments that took place during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and special operations mission in between. As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Skies sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Skies is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas.