With a fascinating, experimental design, and a development story as chaotic as late war German bureaucracy, the BV 155 might have one of the most convoluted developments of any WW2 aircraft - switching companies, and being redesigned more times than I care to count!
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Sources
Sharp, D. (2019). Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe: Blohm & Voss BV 155. Mortons Media Group.
Miranda, J. (2013). The Ultimate Piston Fighters of the Luftwaffe. Fonthill Media.
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/bv155.html
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1:05 Introduction
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2:50 Graf Zeppelin's Premiere Fighter!
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6:51 Further Development at Messerschmitt
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8:44 Blohm & Voss vs Messerschmitt
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14:40 Later Development
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15:56 Conclusion