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"Messerschmitt 321–323, les plus grosses cibles jamais offertes aux Allies par la Luftwaffe (2)" [Messerschmitt 321–323: The Biggest Target Ever Offered to the Allies by the Luftwaffe, Part 2]. Le Album de Fanatique de l'Aviation (in French) (39): 21– 25. ISSN 0757-4169. Mondey, David. The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II ...
The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant was a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II.Intended to support large-scale invasions, the Me 321 had very limited use due to the low availability of suitable tug aircraft, high vulnerability whilst in flight, and its difficult ground handling, both at base and at destination landing sites.
Highest cargo capacity land-based World War II transport Martin JRM Mars: 23 Jun 1942: Flying boat: 7: 39.04 yards (35.70 meters) 66.71 yards (61.00 meters) 73.62 tons: 14.76 tons: Heaviest until the Junkers 390, Largest serial production flying boat Latécoère 631: 4 Nov 1942: Flying boat: 11: 47.57 yards (43.50 meters) 62.77 yards (57.40 ...
WWII production count: 12,692 Aircraft type: Bomber Country of origin: United States The heavily armored and durable B-17 heavy bomber, known as the Flying Fortress, could withstand multiple hits.
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter, and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role.
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
The Arado Ar 240 was a German twin-engine, multi-role heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the Luftwaffe during World War II by Arado Flugzeugwerke.Its first flight was on 10 May 1940, [1] but problems with the design hampered development, and it remained only marginally stable throughout the prototype phase.
The Fokker G.I in flight. The Fokker G.I was a private venture design by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in 1936. The G.I was designed to serve on the heavier end of the spectrum of heavy fighters, as a jachtkruiser [7] or a bomber destroyer, and was comparable to early models of the German Messerschmitt Bf 110.