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The Messerschmitt Me 264 is popularly known as the Amerikabomber. Join me as I explore the history of this machine that was developed to allow Germany to strike the USA. I go into all the details, the history, purpose and the practical hurdles Germany would have had to overcome.

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Griehl Manfred and Joachim Dressel (1993) Deutsche Fernkampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe. Do 19 - Fw 200 - He 274 - Ju 89 - Ju 290 - Me 264 u.a, Waffen Arsenal Band 139.

Lufttaktik, Kampfgeschwader

United States Air Force Statistical Digest World War II, Dec. 1945

Neitzel, Sönke (1995). Der Einsatz der deutschen Luftwaffe über dem Atlantik und der Nordsee, 1939-1945. Bernard & Graefe Verlag

Schmider, Klaus (2021). Hitler's Fatal Miscalculation: Why Germany Declared War on the United States. Cambridge University Press.

- Timecodes -
00:00 - Me 264 "Amerikabomber"
01:39 - What was the Me 264
02:15 - What Is The Problem With The Me 264
03:52 - Germany's Plan With The Me 264
06:35 -Was The Me 264 A Realistic Project?
08:32 - The Luftwaffle "What-If"
10:32 - War Thunder [Sponsored Segment]
11:42 - Operational Strength
14:56 - Basing Requirements
18:30 - Fuel Situation
21:08 - The Amerikabomber

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