Category: Luftwaffe
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Fiat G.55 Centauro in German Service
Fiat G.55 Centauro in German Service The Fiat G.55 Centauro was among the most capable Italian fighters of the Second World War and attracted serious attention from the German Luftwaffe during 1943 and 1944. Designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli and built by Fiat Aviazione, the G.55 was powered by the licence built Daimler Benz DB 605A… Read more
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Blohm & Voss Bv 155
The Blohm & Voss Bv 155 was a German high-altitude interceptor project developed during the Second World War, intended to counter Allied bomber formations, particularly the American B-29 Superfortress, which was expected to appear over Europe. The project was unusual in that it passed between multiple companies before settling with Blohm & Voss, and it… Read more
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PZL.43 Evaluated by Germany
PZL.43 Evaluated by Germany When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, several examples of the PZL.43 light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft—built for Bulgaria but not yet delivered—were caught in Poland. These aircraft, part of the second Bulgarian order, had been completed or were in final assembly at the PZL factory in Warsaw and at Okęcie.… Read more