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Messerschmitt Me 210 facts for kids

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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-363-2270-18, Frankreich, Flugzeug Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 210 in flight.

The Messerschmitt Me 210 is a military plane. It was a fighter aircraft, but was also use as a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. It flew for the first time in 1939. The plane turned out to be a very poor design. It was a dangerous plane to fly and had many accidents. It was used by Nazi Germany's air force (Luftwaffe) during the World War II in the Mediterranean and in Russia. The Me 210 was replaced by the Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet). It was almost the same plane but with more powerful engines.

Images for kids

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-363-2271-21, Frankreich, Flugzeug Me 210, Bomben

    Me 210 featured a bomb bay, unlike its predecessor Bf 110

  • Me 210 and 410 Wing Planform Comparison

    Comparison of the wing planforms of the Me 210 and its successor, the Me 410 Hornisse.

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-445-1861-19, Nordafrika, Arbeit an Bordwaffen einer Me 210-410

    The FDSL 131 remote gun turret of an Me 210 being maintained

  • Me 210 w trzech rzutach

    Me 210 3-view drawing

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