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[usafphantom2]

Captured/abandoned Messerschmitt Me 261, Lechfeld, 1945. Originally designed for a record-breaking flight from Berlin to Tokyo, carrying the 1936 Olympic flame.🔥

@Destroye83 via X

[deutschland-im-krieg]

Captured/abandoned Messerschmitt Me 261, Lechfeld, 1945. Originally designed for a record-breaking flight from Berlin to Tokyo, carrying the 1936 Olympic flame. Thereafter, it was intended for use as a reconnaissance aircraft and transporter. However, no particular urgency was attributed to the project. Nevertheless, the prototype V1 had its maiden flight on 23 December 1940. For more, see my Facebook group - Eagles Of The Reich