assembled from the fuselages of the He 177 A-3, the tail of the Ju 188G-2, main undercarriage and nosewheels taken from shot-down B-24 Liberators, all of which were fixed to lower weight and complexity, and equipped with spats to reduce drag.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
the nose wheels (main landing gear from B 24) and undercarriage were taken from a crashed B-24. The Junkers 287 was a testbed for the development of multi-engine jet bombers. It had a forward-swept wing (unique for the time) but also a fixed landing gear. Only 1 was operational and another one nearly completed before the end of the war.
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And those faired wheels were taken from crashed B-24 Liberators....
ReplyDeleteWHOA! That's incredible trivia! Thanks! Adding that to the post!
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