Why German WW2 Missiles Were So Terrifying To Anyone Who Heard Them. Story by Madeline Cuccio • 35m. F ew World War II topics are as thoroughly researched and hotly debated as Germany.

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2. The spirals worked well to promote safety.

You might expect a warplane to be pained in drab, neutral colors that fade into the background. But that's not what Germany did with its WW2 planes. Here's why.