Messerschmitt Me 264 Photos

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eisenbahn9
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Messerschmitt Me 264 Photos

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Post by eisenbahn9 » 08 Jun 2019, 21:05

Here are two photos of the Messerschmitt Me 264 V1 in flight, taken some time between December 1942 and late 1943 when the original Junkers Jumo 211 inline engines, pictured here, were swapped out for BMW 801G radials. Only one air-worthy prototype of this long-range bomber / reconnaissance plane was ever completed and photos of this big bird in the air seem to be pretty rare.

These snapshots came from the personal scrapbook of an American Army Air Corps pilot, a souvenir perhaps from his time in Europe during WWII. No idea who took the original photos. Probably someone involved with the flight test program, either Luftwaffe personnel or a Messerschmitt company employee.
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Re: Messerschmitt Me 264 Photos

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Post by Sturm78 » 13 Jun 2019, 21:48

Nice images

Thanks for sharing, eisenbahn9

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Re: Messerschmitt Me 264 Photos

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Post by Cantankerous » 07 Jan 2020, 04:36

I found a couple more photos of the Me 264 in flight.
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