In early 1942, the photographic interpretation unit at RAF Medmenham first saw evidence of the existence of the 280 in aerial reconnaissance photographs taken after a bombing raid on the Rostock factory.
A principios de 1942, a unidade de interpretación fotográfica da RAF en Medmenham atopou as primeiras evidencias da existencia do He 280 en fotografías de recoñecemento aéreo tomadas tras un bombardeo na fábrica de Rostock.