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The Amerika Bomber

Discussion in 'Air War in Western Europe 1939 - 1945' started by harolds, Mar 21, 2017.

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  1. Carronade

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    The tale of a German plane - the six-engined Ju390 - flying to New York apparently originated with a POW trying to impress his interrogators. There were only two JU390s ever built, and neither was in France at the time of the alleged flight.
     
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  2. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I had a 75% success rate.
     
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  3. Ricky

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    Sorry to drag up an old thread, but mention was made of launching the V2 from Uboats - the Germans did have this idea

    Rocket U-boat - Wikipedia
     
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  4. T. A. Gardner

    T. A. Gardner Genuine Chief

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    And, it was an insane one that had ZERO change of becoming a reality.
     
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  5. the_diego

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    I recall in one Skorzeny book that Himmler was just presenting one of his famous "ideas in the air" which Skorzeny, neither a navy nor a rocket man, immediately dismissed as not feasible.
     
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  6. T. A. Gardner

    T. A. Gardner Genuine Chief

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    There was a way the Germans could have made an aerial attack on the US. It wouldn't have been much more than some random bombing causing a panic, but it would have worked. Best for the 'what-if' section however...
     
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