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With a takeoff weight of more than 100 tons and a nearly 200-foot wingspan, the BV-238 was the world’s largest airplane during World War II. (Courtesy Wolfgang Muelbauer)
With a takeoff weight of more than 100 tons and a nearly 200-foot wingspan, the BV-238 was the world’s largest airplane during World War II. (Courtesy Wolfgang Muelbauer)