DFS 228

DFS 228
General information
TypeHigh-altitude aerial reconnaissance
ManufacturerDeutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug
Designer
StatusScrapped 1947
Primary userLuftwaffe
Number built2
History
First flightAugust 1944
RetiredJune 1945
Developed fromDFS 54
VariantsDFS 346

The DFS 228 was a rocket-powered, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS - "German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight") during World War II. By the end of the war, the aircraft had only flown in the form of two unpowered prototypes.