Flightline: Flights of Fantasy #3

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The Blohm and Voss BV-38 “Goliath” was a large flying wing transport built in the middle 1930s. Only one aircraft was known to be completed, and it was lost in Egypt on a classified mission. Powered by two Jumo J210 inverted V12 engines, the BV-38 was 40 feet long and had a wingspan of 72 feet. The transport was armed with two fixed 20mm cannon in the wings, as well as two 7.92 MG15 machine guns in a turret.

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Orthographic illustration of the BV-38
Orthographic illustration of the BV-38
Illustration: Pintrest
Commemorative patch from Blohm & Voss
Commemorative patch from Blohm & Voss
Graphic: WonkyRobot (Fair Use)
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Line drawing of the BV38
Line drawing of the BV38
Illustration: G. Lucas
The BV-38 at a rump airstrip in Egypt.
The BV-38 at a rump airstrip in Egypt.
Photo: H. Jones Jr.
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The burning wreckage of the Goliath
The burning wreckage of the Goliath
Photo: Norman Reynolds