*He 177 Operations in Russia* The end of He l 77 operations in the West was by no means the end of the He 177 in Luftwaffe service. During the late spring of 1944, Kampfgeschwader l under Obstlt Horst van Riesen began converting to the aircraft, the first Gruppe moving to its operational airfields in East Prussia in May. Before the end of the month, 1./KG 1 was joined by II and III. Gruppe, and the Geschwader now comprised some ninety He l 77As, undoubtedly the most powerful striking force on the Eastern Front. Operations began almost at once, the bombers striking at troop concentrations and Soviet supply centres in support of the German army. No attempt was made to strike at strategic targets although many were within range. The bombers attacked in daylight at about 6,000 m (20,000 ft) and losses were very low. The few Soviet fighters that managed to reach the bombers' attacking altitude rarely pressed home their attacks because of the formidable defensive armament of the He 177. Also, very few He 177s were lost because of engine fires; constant modifications had ensured that troubles suffered by the coupled engine installation were reduced to a minimum. The machines that did crash due to this cause were mainly those flown by inexperienced pilots who mishandled the throttles, causing the engines to overheat. At one time, KG 1 made several pattern bombing attacks, the only time such tactics were employed by the Luftwaffe. During one such operation, von Riesen led 87 bombers in a mass attack on the railway centre of Velikye Luki. Flying in three waves, each comprising a Gruppe of some 30 aircraft, the He 177s must have been a most impressive sight. From: “German Aircraft of the Second World War” by J. R. Smith & Antony L. Kay Pages 187 to 188 Copyright 1972 ISBN 85177 836 4
Great job on the He-177. Awesome paintwork. Too bad no aircrew figures were provided.
Bill
Nice work on the wires
From an armour modeller that has little interest in aircraft, this is an amazing effort, thank you for sharing.
Oh, thank you!
Fantastic Modell ❤ Thank you.
ご無沙汰しています。橋本です。いや素晴らし映像でした。モデリングもさることながら、映像を見せるという技量の奥深さ、テクニック感服です。また、より現実に近いというよりも、二次創作と妄想が爆発している様がよくわかりました。（私の想像しすぎかもしれませんが）見えないとこを想像して創作する！ だから、ディスカバリーの裏側も作ることが出来たのだと腑に落ちました。 次の作品を期待しています。 蛇足ですが、インディージョーンズ面白かったです！
橋本さん、あrがとうございます！動画はまだまだ勉強中です。頑張ります（笑
Beautiful build, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
Amazing detail!
Beautiful work! Sometime I would like to see some of the techniques and materials you use to paint and weather the model.
Thank you!
For a 1/72 it looks absolutely amazing!
ありがとうございます！
今、エアフィックスのこの機体を、作っている最中なんですが、通常爆撃機にしようかと、思っています❤。ただ、胴体がかなり反っていたみたいで、なかなか胴体前部が張り付かない状況です😅。
Great work
Very nice, I like it! GJ!
*He 177 Operations in Russia*
The end of He l 77 operations in the West was by no means the end of the He 177 in Luftwaffe service. During the late spring of 1944, Kampfgeschwader l under Obstlt Horst van Riesen began converting to the aircraft, the first Gruppe moving to its operational airfields in East Prussia in May. Before the end of the month, 1./KG 1 was joined by II and III. Gruppe, and the Geschwader now comprised some ninety He l 77As, undoubtedly the most powerful striking force on the Eastern Front.
Operations began almost at once, the bombers striking at troop concentrations and Soviet supply centres in support of the German army. No attempt was made to strike at strategic targets although many were within range. The bombers attacked in daylight at about 6,000 m (20,000 ft) and losses were very low. The few Soviet fighters that managed to reach the bombers' attacking altitude rarely pressed home their attacks because of the formidable defensive armament of the He 177. Also, very few He 177s were lost because of engine fires; constant modifications had ensured that troubles suffered by the coupled engine installation were reduced to a minimum. The machines that did crash due to this cause were mainly those flown by inexperienced pilots who mishandled the throttles, causing the engines to overheat.
At one time, KG 1 made several pattern bombing attacks, the only time such tactics were employed by the Luftwaffe. During one such operation, von Riesen led 87 bombers in a mass attack on the railway centre of Velikye Luki. Flying in three waves, each comprising a Gruppe of some 30 aircraft, the He 177s must have been a most impressive sight.
From:
“German Aircraft of the Second World War” by J. R. Smith & Antony L. Kay
Pages 187 to 188
Copyright 1972
ISBN 85177 836 4
Excellent work!
superbe montage bravo l'artiste
Awesome.
Lovely work
Thanks a lot 😊
Really cool 👍
Beautiful, Thank you.👍
Thank you!
レベルと言えば「レベルカラー」
Great work!!!!!!! 😮. 👏🏆💙🇬🇷
How good is the fit on this kit? I can't really tell by the video
as a person that built the same kit 10+ years ago, great fit and pleasant build
Круто!
wow
航空プラモは作っても場所取るからな－。
Incredible 😲👏👏👏
Thank you!
🤝👍
Thank you!
これドラゴンの?
レベルです！
👍👏👏👏🇨🇱
Thank you!