Operational History
In February 1938, the Fw 61 was demonstrated by Hanna Reitsch indoors at the Deutschlandhalle sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. It subsequently set several records for altitude, speed and flight duration culminating, in June 1938, with an altitude record of 3,427 m (11,243 ft) and a straight line flight record of 230 km (143 mi).
Neither of these machines appear to have survived World War II, however a replica is on display at the Hubschraubermuseum (helicopter museum) in Bückeburg, Germany.
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