Me-323 is a bomber?

• May 11, 2018

• #61

redcoat

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T Bolt said:

He 111Z

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This aircraft entered service in mid 42, the Me 321 had already been in service for a year by then. They had to resort to using 3 Me 110's to tow a single Me 321 and as you can imagine this lead to some 'interesting' accidents

 

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• May 11, 2018

• #62

swampyankee

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I also read they tried to augment the tow planes with RATO units. This did not always work well....

 

• May 11, 2018

• #63

Graeme

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

anyone having any luck with their research??

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I wonder if author David Donald is partly responsible? Seems from the early 80's to the late 90's he ended every entry in books and part-series magazines regarding the Me-323 with this paragraph....

 

• May 11, 2018

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vikingBerserker

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Friedrich George in his book "The Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine" , mentioned the bomb being carried under the right wing.

He also talks about the Me 323Z having been built, but it's not mentioned in any of the books I have that are written on the aircraft.