Heinkel He 177 

The He 177 was a try to devellop a real strategic bomber. The idea to combine two motors on one propeller lead to heavy problems. Due to this and other misstakes in construction, the plane became a deadly trap for many crews and got the the nick-name "Lighter of the Reich". The He 177 saw first operational service in 1942 and was mainly used for maritime warfare in the west. In the mid of 1944 87 He 177 flew an attack on Velikye Luki at the east-front. At the end of the war one machine was modified to carry a german atomic bomb.
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Series: A,B,V
e.g. type: Use:
He 177 A-3 Bomber
He 177 A-5
He 177 A-7
He 177 B-0 Bomber (4 motors)

Data of the: He 177 A-3

Length: 22,02 m
Width: 31,44 m
Heigth: 6,70 m
Crew: 6
Motor: DB 606
Power: 2 x 2700 PS
Vmax: 480 km/h
Range: 3700 km
Ceiling: 8800 m
Armament: 1 x MG/FF
2 x MG 131
1 x MG 81

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Camouflage examples

He 177 A-1; I./KG 50
He 177; II./KG 1
He 177 A-5s; II./KG 100
He 177 A-5; II./KG 40
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