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Go 145
Type Trainer
Manufacturer Gotha
Designed by Albert Kalkert
Maiden flight February, 1934
Introduced 1935
Retired 1945[1]
Primary user Luftwaffe
Number built 1,182 (german production)

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Background

On 2 October 1933 the Gotha aircraft company was re-established. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gothaer Waggonfabrik ( Gotha, GWF was a German manufacturer of Rolling The first aircraft manufactured was the Gotha Go 145 [2], a two-seat bi-plane designed by Albert Kalkert made out of wood with a fabric covering. The Go 145 featured fixed landing gear and was powered by an Argus As 10C air-cooled engine fitted with a two-blade fixed-pitch propeller. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The first prototype took to the air in February 1934, and was followed by a production model, the Gotha Go 145A, a dual-controlled trainer with flight controls in the rear seat.

Operational service

In 1935 the Gotha Go 145 started service with Luftwaffe training units. The aircraft proved a successful design and production of the Go 145 was taken up by other companies, including AGO, Focke-Wulf and BFW. AGO Flugzeugwerke was until 1945 a German aircraft manufacturing company Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft during World War II. Messerschmitt AG was a famous German Aircraft manufacturer known primarily for its World War II Fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 Licensed versions were also manufactured in Spain and Turkey. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Spanish version, called the CASA 1145-L actually remained in service until long after World War II [3]. Without prototypes 1,182 Go 145 were built in Germany for Luftwaffe service and an unknown number of license produced Go 145. Further development of the aircraft continued, the Gotha Go 145B was fitted with an enclosed cockpit and wheel spats (an aerodynamic wheel housing on fixed-gear). The Go 145C was developed for gunnery training and was fitted with a single 7. 92 mm MG 15 machine gun for the rear seat, after removal of flight controls for the rear seat. The MG 15 was a 792 mm (031 in Machine gun designed specifically as a hand manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930's

By 1942 the Russians began using obsolete aircraft such as the Polikarpov Po-2 to conduct night harassment missions against the Germans. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Noting the success of the raids, the Germans began conducting their own night harassment missions with obsolete aircraft on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign In December 1942 the first Störkampfstaffeln (harassment squadron) was established and equipped with Gotha Go 145 and Arado Ar 66. The Arado Ar 66 was a German single-engined two-seat training biplane developed in 1933. The night harassment units were successful and by October 1943 there were six night harassment squadrons equipped with Gotha Go 145. Also in October 1943 the Störkampfstaffeln were redesignated Nachtschlachtgruppe (NSGr) (night ground attack group, literally night battle group). In March 1945 Nachtschlachtgruppe 5 had 69 Gotha Go 145’s on strength of which 52 were serviceable [4] while Nachtschlachtgruppe 3 in the Courland Pocket had 18 Gotha Go 145’s on strength of which 16 were serviceable [5]. The Courland Pocket referred to the Red Army 's blockade or encirclement of Axis forces on the Courland peninsula during the closing months of World War II When the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945 the Gotha Go 145 equipped the majority of the Nachtschlachtgruppe. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Operators

Surviving aircraft

Both examples are badly damaged and are in storage.

Specifications (Go 145A)

Data from Kay & Smith, p. 116.

General characteristics

Performance


References

Notes

  1. ^ The Spanish CASA 1145-L licensed version saw post-World War II service as a trainer. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions
  2. ^ Kay and Smith, p. 115
  3. ^ Kay and Smith, p. 115
  4. ^ Bishop, p. 182
  5. ^ Bishop, p. 183

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