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Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking seaplane in Souda, Crete.

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U.S. Naval Aviation Training Division Aircraft Recognition Posters

German

From the Tri-State Warbird Museum via the Internet Archive

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Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking – The German Sky Ship

The ‘Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking’ was a German Sky Ship that took part in the Second World War. The vessel was named after the Norse god of war and the sea. It was constructed at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, in 1939.

The ship was used for reconnaissance missions and attacks on enemy positions. It sank several vessels during the war including the British battleship HMS Royal Oak and two cruisers. After the war, it was scuttled by its crew off the coast of Denmark to prevent it being captured by Soviet forces. Visit the PlaneHistoria website for more information. 

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7 September 1940. Captain Helmut Rodig lifts the six-engine flying boat Blohm und Voss BV 222-V1 Wiking (D-ANTE) from the River Elbe at Finkenwerder for its first test flight.

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repost of an old video on the BV 222 Wiking flying boat