Flying Saucer Toy Recalled Because It Taught Kids That The Nazis Achieved Space Travel

I'm sure many of you have watched one of the many UFO shows on the History Channel that dive into the deep and secret history of UFOs. One of the things that these shows dive into is how the Nazis were experimenting with UFOs and space travel, which is obviously something they never achieved. 

But, a model toy company Revell recently released a set in Germany that makes it look like one of the Nazi flying saucers actually worked. 

In its product description, the toy is described as a "round aircraft" and "the first object in the world capable of flying in space." The description goes on to say that the aircraft can fly "up to speeds of 6,000 km/hr" and it was not produced after its test phase in 1943 due to WWII.

Wow! That's pretty funny considering the saucer aircraft never existed! This isn't making historians very happy. Historian Jens Wehner from the Military History Museum told Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper last week, "At that time it was technologically impossible to build something like this... Enthusiasts can use this as a strategy to cast doubt on what we know today about National Socialism."

The toy company says it agrees with the MHM, adding that "it is in fact a legendary, extraordinary aircraft which cannot be proven in terms of its existence. Unfortunately, our product description does not adequately express this and we apologize for it."

A spokeswoman emphasized that Revell explicitly distances itself from any kind of glorification of wars and the Nazi period. The company will stop manufacturing and distributing the product, adding that criticism of it is "absolutely justified."

Via: The Local