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The Bizarre German Aircraft with an Identity Crisis: The BV 155

Talyn

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First conceived by Messerschmitt as a carrier-borne fighter, the Me-155 morphed into a high-speed attack plane, and later a high-altitude iterceptor known as the Blohm & Voss BV-155.


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The single BV-155B V2 built. An unusual design, of note is the large radiator intakes slung below the wings, the extended wingspan for
high-altitude performance, and the rearward sliding canopy along with the unusual exhaust routing down the sides of the fuselage in
external ducts. (Image Credit: Source unknown, possibly German Luftwaffe or Blohm and Voss)

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An in-depth 33 page discussion here. \I/


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What if the war went longer? Had the war continued on in late 1945 and into 1946, American Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers may have indeed become a common sight in the skies over Germany, and might have faced stiff opposition from the BV 155.
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Yeah, I'm a fan of the "what if" European Theater 46', but we've got proof of the German level of technology (prototype level) in every museum from the Planes of Fame, to the Smithsonian, fanciful speculation...........
 
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