Red 2 on display at RAF Museum Hendon. This Volksjäger was built at Heinkel-Nord and delivered to II./JG1 at Marienehe. I./JG1 would pick up their jets from the factory to operate out of Parchim. In the final weeks of WW2, JG1 "Oesau" had to move to Ludwigslust, Warnemünde and finally to Leck, where on 30 Apr 1945 I. and II./JG1 were combined into I. (Einsatz)/JG1 and II. (Sammel)/JG1. Fuel shortages curtailed the wing from flying their jets. The aircraft was surrendered to the Allies on 6 May 45. Post WW2 it was stored at RAF Colerne and restored in 1976, moving to the museum in 1989.

Picture was taken by Terry Parris, part of my private slides collection.

This jet was captured by the British troops at Leck on 15 May 1945 as "Weisse 21". It was selected to go to the French Air Force for investigation and test flights in 1946. Around 1950 it was sent to the Rochefort-Sur- Mer Air Force mechanics school for instructional use, and it received a bordaux-red color scheme. Later the aircraft arrived at Le Bourget Halle B in 1975 and received green overall paint scheme. Mid 2010 it arrived at Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace near Paris, France as fake 120223. In June 2015 it received unit serial "Gelbe 21". Picture is part of my private slides collection.

This aircraft is seen here as "Gelbe 6" of 3./JG1 at the old location of the Imperial War Museum in London - South Lambeth, UK. The aircraft moved to Duxford in October 2012. This 120235 was captured by Allies at Leck, Germany in May 1945 as "Rote 6" (2./JG1) and taken to the UK. It went to Farnborough for testing as "AM68" but actually it never flew. After withdrawal it was taken to RAF Cranwell in August 1946 where it was put on display/storage. In 1960 it was handed over to the Imperial War Museum. It was restored becoming "Gelbe 6".

Volksjäger on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum. This He-162 of 2./JG 1 "Oesau" was flown by Staffelkapitän Ltn Gerhard Hanf from Leck. It carries the wolf's head emblem of III./JG 77, which was Hanf's previous unit based in Romania. The engine unit is painted in RLM 81 and the tail fins in RLM 76. After its capture, the aircraft went to Cherbourg in dismantled condition to be shipped to the USA. The He-162 was flown only once at Muroc Dry Lake by legendary test pilot Bob Hoover and donated to the Univ. of Kansas. It was acquired by Eddie Fisher and then Ed Maloney for the museum.

was VN679

This Heinkel 162 was apparently test flown in the UK after WW2 and then spent time on display at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa before moving to Berlin in 2011.

One of the three Salamander tested by French Air Force at the end of WW2. This He 162 A-2 (Werknummer 120015) formerly of III./JG1, has been entirely restored at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace. It is one of the seven Salamander still existing. Just above the rare preserved Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 used from german Uboote during WW2.

Now at RAF Museum, Hendon

This He-162 was captured by the British at Leck and transported to the US in 1945 for evaluation. Fortunately 'Nervenklau' (Nerve Stealer) has survived and is on display at the Planes of Fame museum.

The Germans hoped that the small jet-powered Volksjäger (People's Fighter) would sweep clean the skies over the crumbling Third Reich - and that it would do so in the hands of rookie pilots.

A magnificent exhibit, stunning. This aircraft was captured by the RAF in Leck in Germany towards the end of WWII. it was evaluated by the RAF and assigned the British serial VN679 in November 1945. Due to the shortage of metal towards the end of the war, the aircraft was built largely of wood.

Ex AM65 and RAF VH513. At this date the He 162 was part of the RAF Colerne collection. Displayed at the 1970 RAF Chivenor (Devon) show. Later preserved in the RAF Museum at Hendon.