B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber landing Have your ever heard of the Horten HO 229? The Horten HO 229 was an aircraft designed by the Germans during WW II. There are some that believe the design and operating mechanisms of Northrops B-2 Spirit mimic the design of the Horten HO 229. In short form, the Horten HO 229 was an aircraft designed by the German Horten brothers during WW II. Some call it “Hitlers Stealth Bomber” and believe that if the aircraft came to fruition, it would of been a “game changer”

Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik. Developed at a late stage of the Second World War, it was one of the earliest flying wing aircraft to be powered by jet engines. | Palm Springs Air Museum