Messerschmitt Me 210
Military
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The Me 210 was an ambitious German heavy fighter addressing the Bf 110's shortcomings. Flying in 1939 with twin engines across a 16.3-meter span, it achieved 580 km/h while carrying diverse ordnance for ground attack and bomber escort.
Specifications
- Role
- Heavy fighter, ground-attack aircraft, fighter-bomber, dive bomber
- Engines
- 2
- First flight
- 1939
- Length
- 12.2 m
- Wingspan
- 16.3 m
- Max speed
- 580 km/h
- Range
- 1,818 km