Henschel Hs 123: Luftwaffes’ Biplane Powerhouse

The Henschel Hs 123 sprang to life in an era of shifting aviation design. The year was 1933, and the world’s leading air forces were in transition, moving from the tried-and-true biplanes to the more streamlined monoplanes. The Henschel company won a design competition for a single-seat dive bomber, thus birthing the Hs 123, a robust machine that defied its age.