Luft Hansa originally sought an aircraft that could fly at 250 kph (155 mph) before changing their requirements to 320 kph (198 mph). The winning entry was offered by Ernst Heinkel, founder of the ...

When a six month standstill expired after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the aircraft manufactures began to produce once again. One of those companies, Heinkel Flugzeugwerke, formed in ...