The Baade 152: East Germany’s Unsuccessful Jetliner

First taking to the skies in 1958, the first jet-powered aircraft to be developed in Germany brings along with it a fascinating legacy. The Baade 152 aircraft was set to be the pride of East German aeronautical engineering, and would ferry passengers around Europe for the nation's flag carrier at the time, Deutsche Lufthansa (not to be confused with today's Lufthansa).