 [[Hanna Reitsch]] demonstrated the [[Focke-Wulf Fw 61]] helicopter to Lindbergh in 1937,
and he was the first American to examine Germany's newest bomber, the [[Junkers Ju 88]], and Germany's front-line [[fighter aircraft]], the [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]], which he was allowed to pilot.He said of the Bf 109 that he knew of "no other pursuit plane which combines simplicity of construction with such excellent performance characteristics".There is disagreement on how accurate Lindbergh's reports were, but Cole asserts that the consensus among British and American officials was that they were slightly exaggerated but badly needed.