The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant ("Giant") was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider...
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and at destination landing sites. The Me 321 was developed, in stages, into the six-engined Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant, which removed some of the problems...
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designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262. The...
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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions,...
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The first Messerschmitt Me 209 was a single-engine racing aircraft which was designed for and succeeded at breaking speed records. This Me 209 was a completely...
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The Messerschmitt Me 264 was a long-range strategic bomber developed during World War II for the German Luftwaffe as its main strategic bomber. The design...
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter...
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Il-2. Another Messerschmitt aircraft, first called "Bf 109R", purpose-built for record setting, but later redesignated Messerschmitt Me 209, broke the...
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The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the...
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The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Although it...
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The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or...
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Carrier. Among others, these were used as service vehicles for the Messerschmitt Me 323 military transport aircraft. The light basic model was manufactured...
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The Messerschmitt Me 261 (unofficially nicknamed Adolfine) was a long-range reconnaissance aircraft designed in the late 1930s. It looked like an enlarged...
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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt...
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of Messerschmitt Me 323, a German transport aircraft Gigant, nickname of Messerschmitt Me 321, a German transport glider, predecessor of the Me 323 above...
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RLM aircraft by manufacturer (section Messerschmitt)
glider Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (Giant), 6-engined transport plane based on the 321 glider Messerschmitt Me 409 heavy fighter, (Me 209 derivative) (project)...
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War. The design of the Me P.1099 began in the summer of 1943 and was intended as an improvement to the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Me P.1099 was planned in...
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The Messerschmitt Me 609 (alternatively Me 309 Zwilling) was a World War II German project which joined two fuselages of the Me 309 fighter prototype...
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The Messerschmitt P.1110 (Me P.1110) was a design for a single-seat, high-altitude interceptor, prepared for the German Luftwaffe by the Messerschmitt aircraft...
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Due to the Messerschmitt Bf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to...
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prototypes built and flown. Messerschmitt Me 323 "Gigant" (Giant) – a heavy transport with six engines, adapted from the Me 321 giant troop-glider. Arado...
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single-engine transport, 1934 Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant (Giant), transport glider Messerschmitt Me 323, transport. Motorised version of Me 321 Siebel Fh 104 Hallore...
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14N-46 + 14N-47) Sud-Est SE.161 Languedoc (2 × 14N-44 + 2 × 14N-45 ) Messerschmitt Me 323 (various) Koolhoven F.K.58A (14N-16) PZL P.24F and G (14N-7) PZL...
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The Messerschmitt Me 263 Scholle (plaice) was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II. Three...
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The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) is a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber, or "Fast Bomber" in English, used by the Luftwaffe during World...
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Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant - powered transport Messerschmitt Me 328 - pulsejet parasite fighter Messerschmitt Me 329 - heavy fighter project Messerschmitt Me 362...
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Laté. 631, widest until the B-36, heaviest until the Martin Mars Messerschmitt Me 323 20 Jan 1942 Transport 198 70.65 yards (64.60 meters) 60.37 yards...
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transport glider Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant ('Giant'), transport aircraft Messerschmitt Me 328 parasite fighter Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse ('Hornet')...
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West Africa to Cairo, Freetown and Durban. These used a (long range) Messerschmitt Bf 108, two Heinkel He 111s, and a captured B-17 - given the fictional...
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309 Messerschmitt Me 309 fighter prototype 4 1942 321 Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant transport production 200 1941 glider 323 Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant...
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