Blohm & Voss BV 40
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blohm-voss-bv-40-186-7924587
title:
Blohm & Voss BV 40
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The Blohm & Voss BV 40 was a prototype armoured German glider initially designed in mid-1943 by Blohm & Voss to attack Allied bomber formations during World War II. The BV 40 would be towed to high altitude by single-engined fighters and then ram the bombers while in a dive, but this concept was rejected before its first flight in May 1944 in favour of using its guns. The Luftwaffe had lost interest in the BV 40's original mission the month prior; development continued as its mission changed to
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German glider fighter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss_BV_40
date created:
2004-02-04T20:20:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:26:55Z
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