Germany's B-29

Gotthard Heinrici · 17-04-2008, 11:43 AM

The Messerschmitt Me-265 was a strategic bomber developed under the "Amerika Bomber" programme. It does look strangely similar to the Superfortress:
Me.264 AMERICA

Heres a really detailed picture of this design. seems only one prototype was made and it was damaged by allied air raids in July 1944.
There's a good list of the various test flights and the comments included at the end:

Messerschmitt Me 264 Luft '46 Entry

Gotthard Heinrici · 17-04-2008, 11:50 AM

Here is another page with a Focke Wulf design which is very similar. Focke-Wulf Fw 238 Luft '46 entry

Thank god these designs got no further than prototype stage (Focke-Wulf wass never more than a design)

von Poop · 17-04-2008, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gotthard Heinrici

seems only one prototype was made and it was damaged by allied air raids in July 1994.

Nice typo, somebody really should have told the RAF to stop the bombing by then, they're so keen!

Owen · 17-04-2008, 11:51 AM

That first link mentions the Ju 390.
Junkers Ju 390 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some debate whether it did if fact fly to 12 miles off NY coast.

Gotthard Heinrici · 17-04-2008, 12:09 PM

I've seen that article. I dont know how true it is though. Controversy rages about it. In relation to the 390 though I remember in Peter O'Donnell's "The Berlin Bunker" that he refers to a plan to have Hitler spirited out of Berlin in a JU390 which could have flown him to Manchukuo!!!

17-04-2008, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	Germany's B-29 The Messerschmitt Me-265 was a strategic bomber developed under the "Amerika Bomber" programme. It does look strangely similar to the Superfortress: Me.264 AMERICA Heres a really detailed picture of this design. seems only one prototype was made and it was damaged by allied air raids in July 1944. There's a good list of the various test flights and the comments included at the end: Messerschmitt Me 264 Luft '46 Entry __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino) Last edited by Gotthard Heinrici; 17-04-2008 at 12:09 PM. Reason: VP's keen editing eye!! ;)

17-04-2008, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	Here is another page with a Focke Wulf design which is very similar. Focke-Wulf Fw 238 Luft '46 entry Thank god these designs got no further than prototype stage (Focke-Wulf wass never more than a design) __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

17-04-2008, 12:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,495	I've seen that article. I dont know how true it is though. Controversy rages about it. In relation to the 390 though I remember in Peter O'Donnell's "The Berlin Bunker" that he refers to a plan to have Hitler spirited out of Berlin in a JU390 which could have flown him to Manchukuo!!! __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

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17-04-2008, 11:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,698	That first link mentions the Ju 390. Junkers Ju 390 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Some debate whether it did if fact fly to 12 miles off NY coast.

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