![]() ![]() In order to combat the Mosquito, the He 219 had all excess weight removed. While the performance of the A-2 was not extraordinary - approximately 580 km/h (360 mph) speed - it was enough of an advance over the Messerschmitt Bf 110Gs and Dornier Do 217Ns to allow the aircraft to chase several bombers in one sortie. However, not devoting more effort and resources to the He.219 earlier in the process clearly was an error. A third simply may have been that the German industrial base was overwhelmed and there simply weren't enough men left in the factories (of which there weren't enough either) to start building every aircraft that showed promise. Another reason may have been the dangling prospect of jet aircraft, which always were just a little while away from being practical and would provide a quantum leap over the opposition. A He.219 training aircraft demonstrating the ejection seat.One obvious reason for this was overconfidence after the easy victories of 1939-1941. ![]()
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