German MK 101Z mid-air refuelling system?

Pioneer

Seek out and close with the enemy
Senior Member
Joined
21 May 2006
Messages
2,690
Reaction score
1,581
G’day gents

Currently flicking through.Luftwaffe over America: The secret plans to bomb the United States in WWII, by Manfred Griehl.

In it, he states that the Luftwaffe had a mid-air refuelling system called the MK 101Z device. Does anyone have any details of this MK 101Z?
In the book, it states that the Luftwaffe tested the mid-air refuelling concept between a Junkers Ju 90 and a Ju 290 (if my memory serves me right)
Although the book alludes to the Luftwaffe favouring a Heinkel He 177 to He 177 concept.

Thank’s in advance!

Regards
Pioneer
 
I guess Im right out of luck with the MK 101Z system then :-\

So does anyone have any picture of any German mid-air refuelling trials that were conducted by the Luftwaffe during WWII?


Regards
Pioneer
 
The german Tested mid-air refuelling system during WW2

most testing was made by the DFS Institute (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug e.v.)
during 1943 to Juli 1944
Using for testing were Ju 390 V-1, Ju 290 and Ju 90

Source:
Geheimprojekte der DFS
Horst Lommel
Motorbuchverlag
 

Similar threads

Back
Top Bottom