European flying boats

Blohm & Voss BV 238

The heaviest aircraft of the Second World War

Six-engined giant flying boat; only one prototype flew.

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First flight1944
ManufacturerBlohm & Voss
CountryGermany
TypeFlying boat (prototype)
StatusDestroyed

History

Six-engined giant flying boat; only one prototype flew.

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