A fast and nimble night fighter, the Heinkel He 219, nicknamed the “Uhu” (“oo-hoo”) or “Owl”, was yet another of the Luftwaffe’s innovative aircraft that, despite being of sound design and capabilities, never made it into mass production. Reason: Like many German planes of the period, the He 219 was a victim of the tangled nightmare that was the Third Reich’s aircraft procurement process, an activity that was a never-ending battle of competing interests, overlapping areas of responsibility, and conflict. Hence, the He 219 was not built in sufficient numbers to have an effect on the air war in the nighttime skies of Hitler’s Germany.
The Jive Bomber 