Messerschmitt Me 210
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The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German World War II twin-engine heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft intended as a successor to the Bf 110 but plagued by serious handling and development problems.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messerschmitt Me 410 | 3 |
| MÁVAG Me 210 Ca-1 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
ⓘ
ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine heavy fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load in internal bay
ⓘ
forward‑firing cannon ⓘ forward‑firing machine guns ⓘ remote‑controlled defensive guns ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedAs | successor to Bf 110 Zerstörer ⓘ |
| developmentOutcome | partially replaced by improved Me 410 ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Messerschmitt Me 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
internal bomb bay
ⓘ
remote‑controlled FDSL 131 defensive barbettes ⓘ twin‑fin tail on some variants ⓘ |
| hasProblem |
development problems
ⓘ
instability in flight ⓘ serious handling difficulties ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Messerschmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| operator |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Daimler‑Benz DB 601 inline engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
fighter‑bomber
ⓘ
ground‑attack ⓘ heavy fighter ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo | Messerschmitt Bf 110 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
Royal Hungarian Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber escort
ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ reconnaissance in some variants ⓘ |
| variant |
Me 210A
ⓘ
Me 210C ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Messerschmitt Me 410
this entity surface form:
Messerschmitt Me 410
this entity surface form:
MÁVAG Me 210 Ca-1
this entity surface form:
Messerschmitt Me 410