January 18, 1935 - the maiden flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe multirole aircraft. In 1933 the Nazis came to power in Germany. It began the active development of the German Air Force, which had previously been carefully hidden. In 1935, the Luftwaffe announced a competition to develop a multi-purpose aircraft - for pilot training, use as a transport or ambulance. Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG presented its project Fw 58 Weihe.
It was a low plane with retractable landing gear for 4 crew members. The Fw 58B version was equipped with 2 ? Argus As 10C (240 hp) engines. Cruising speed was 238 km/h, range - 690 km. Could be armed with two ? 7.92-mm machine guns.
The Fw 58 Weihe was the first twin-engine Focke-Wulf to enter production. In addition to the German Air Force, it was also in service in Argentina, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Hungary and other countries. It was produced 1670 planes. Some of them were converted into civilian airliners.
