Messerschmitt Me 264
Military
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The Me 264 trans-oceanic bomber represented Nazi Germany's ambition to strike American cities. An eight-crew giant with 43-meter span and 15,000 kilometers of range, this four-engine strategic bomber never achieved the numbers needed to threaten the Atlantic.
Specifications
- Role
- Trans-oceanic Strategic bomber; Maritime patrol aircraft
- Origin
- Nazi Germany
- Crew
- 8
- Engines
- 4
- First flight
- 1942
- Length
- 20.9 m
- Wingspan
- 43 m
- Max speed
- 546 km/h
- Range
- 15,000 km