The Amerika-Bomber project was an initiative of the German Reichsluftfahrtministerium, to obtain a long-range strategic bomber for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the continental United States from Germany, a distance of about . Though the concept was raised as early as 1938, plans for such advanced, cogent plans for a long range strategic bomber design competition did not begin to appear in Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's offices until the spring of 1942. Various proposals were put forward, including using it to deliver an atomic bomb, but they were all eventually abandoned as too expensive, and potentially consuming far too much of Germany's steadily shrinking aviation production capacity after 1942.
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| - The Amerika-Bomber project was an initiative of the German Reichsluftfahrtministerium, to obtain a long-range strategic bomber for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the continental United States from Germany, a distance of about . Though the concept was raised as early as 1938, plans for such advanced, cogent plans for a long range strategic bomber design competition did not begin to appear in Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's offices until the spring of 1942. Various proposals were put forward, including using it to deliver an atomic bomb, but they were all eventually abandoned as too expensive, and potentially consuming far too much of Germany's steadily shrinking aviation production capacity after 1942.
- The Amerika Bomber was a project developed by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, or the German Ministry of Aviation. It attempted to create a long-distance bomber, which could bomb the continental United States from Germany. Such a design was conceived as early as 1938, but was not presented to Reichsmarshall Hermann Göring until early 1942, by which time the Me 264 prototype had already been constructed. However, by that time, the Luftwaffe was already past its prime and lacking in sufficient resources, and the project was cancelled for financial reasons.
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| - Focke-Wulf, Heinkel, Junkers, and Messerschmitt
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| - The Messerschmitt Me 264 V1
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| - Five prototypes built, no operational aircraft
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| - July 1944, with the Jägernotprogramm.
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| - The Amerika-Bomber project was an initiative of the German Reichsluftfahrtministerium, to obtain a long-range strategic bomber for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the continental United States from Germany, a distance of about . Though the concept was raised as early as 1938, plans for such advanced, cogent plans for a long range strategic bomber design competition did not begin to appear in Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring's offices until the spring of 1942. Various proposals were put forward, including using it to deliver an atomic bomb, but they were all eventually abandoned as too expensive, and potentially consuming far too much of Germany's steadily shrinking aviation production capacity after 1942.
- The Amerika Bomber was a project developed by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, or the German Ministry of Aviation. It attempted to create a long-distance bomber, which could bomb the continental United States from Germany. Such a design was conceived as early as 1938, but was not presented to Reichsmarshall Hermann Göring until early 1942, by which time the Me 264 prototype had already been constructed. However, by that time, the Luftwaffe was already past its prime and lacking in sufficient resources, and the project was cancelled for financial reasons.
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