Served with the Luftwaffe's Transportstaffel 40 at Ainring in 1945, coded C1-TW. One of two Fl 282s shipped to the USA, becoming FE-4613, later T2-4613. Sitting in the cockpit is young Kellett test pilot Al Bayer, who flew it for three hours. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the online book Flying Without Instruction about his father's work.

The little Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (hummingbird), with intermeshing rotors, was one of the first practical helicopters. It was intended for naval use. On another photo, Anton Flettner shows this airframe to Hitler, Speer and other high-ranking Nazis, including Himmler, whom he knew personally, although his wife was Jewish.