Messerschmitt Me 410
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The Messerschmitt Me 410 was a German World War II twin-engine heavy fighter and fast bomber, developed as an improved successor to earlier problematic designs and used primarily by the Luftwaffe for long-range missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German aircraft
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World War II military aircraft ⓘ fast bomber ⓘ twin‑engine heavy fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| approximateNumberBuilt | about 1189 ⓘ |
| armament |
2× 13 mm MG 131 remote‑controlled defensive guns
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2× 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon ⓘ 2× 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 1000 kg of bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedAs | improved successor to Messerschmitt Me 210 ⓘ |
| engineType | Daimler‑Benz DB 603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1942-03-14 ⓘ |
| height | 3.72 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 12.48 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Messerschmitt AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 625 km/h ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Hornisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | remote‑controlled defensive barbettes ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Hungarian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2× Daimler‑Benz DB 603A inline engines ⓘ |
| predecessor | Messerschmitt Me 210 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissionProfile | long‑range missions ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1943–1944 ⓘ |
| range | 2300 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1945 ⓘ |
| role |
bomber destroyer
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fast bomber ⓘ heavy fighter ⓘ night fighter ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 10000 m ⓘ |
| translationOfNickname | Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
anti‑shipping attacks
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photo‑reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usedInTheater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
Me 410 A
NERFINISHED
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Me 410 B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingArea | 36.2 m² ⓘ |
| wingspan | 16.35 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Daimler-Benz DB 603A