Allied bombers wreaked havoc on German infrastructure and made for a logistical nightmare. The war had begun to collapse on all sides for Hitler and his mighty German war machine and a vicious defense was all that would stand between the nation and total conquer from either the Allies to the West or the Soviets to the East. The Ho X was developed to an RLM requirement for a cheap, easy-to-produce fighter that could be fielded in quantity for the final defense of Germany. One of the sole completed examples was evaluated stateside and now remains in storage in a Washington, D.C. The Ho 229 itself was completed by war's end but never entered mass production and was ultimately captured by the United States Army. The concept was notably solidified in their well-known Ho 229 flying wing fighter which was ultimately realized in the modern Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The Horten Ho X (10) continued the Horten Brother's love affair with the flying wing concept.
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