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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 04/28/2015 at 16:41 • Filed to: Messerschmitt 264

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Yes, yes, it’s just a bit late.

Having decided that a Volvo 264 was just too obvious, I’ve found a Messerschmitt 264 Amerika.

Intended for long range use, it was found to be not much good and only three prototypes were made. All were destroyed by bombing.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 04/28/2015 at 16:44

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To me, the “planes that might have been” are often more fascinating than the ones that went into production. I’ve considered doing a series of posts on “aircraft also-rans.” This would make a good candidate.

RallyWrench > Cé hé sin 04/28/2015 at 16:57

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Presumably named “Amerika” because it was intended to fly here?

Cé hé sin > RallyWrench 04/28/2015 at 17:03

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It was originally intended for long range reconnaissance and then proposed as a candidate for the Amerika Bomber project from which it was later dropped.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/29/2015 at 09:28

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I like this idea. The WWII and post WWII era had some awesome planes that could have been great but were too far ahead of their time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_Ho…

“Horten Ho 229 Smithsonian front” by Michael.katzmann at English Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_V-…

“Vought V173 Front view” by Eric Urban - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -

In unrelated news, your avatar needs work. Maybe throw up a pic of Chelios or something?

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/29/2015 at 09:53

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Nah, it’s fine just the way it is. Besides, you guys have some unfinished business to attend to.

MonkeePuzzle > ttyymmnn 04/29/2015 at 12:38

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and BOOM is the very next question of the day on the front page!!!

You’ve got powers!!!