Hitler's Mega Plane

Sky History

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Thursday 2 January

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In January 2012 Italian divers discovered the wreck of a massive plane off the coast of Sardinia. At a depth of 213ft, lies a Messerschmidt 'Gigant', the biggest aircraft to fly in the Second World War. The cargo carrier boasted six engines with counter-rotating propellers and a wingspan of over 180ft. It could airlift 130 troops or over 25,000 pounds of payload, including tanks