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The Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika (America) was a long-range strategic bomber aircraft developed during WW2 for the Luftwaffe under the Reichsluftfahrtministerium's "Amerika Bomber" programme.
The bomber was to be capable of flying from Germany to New York City and back. One protoype was made but production was abanded to allow Messerschmitt to concentrate on fighter production and because the Junkers Ju 390 had been selected in its place for the Amerika Bomber.
The Me264 had four 1,700hp BMW 801G engines and very little armor and guns in the interest increasing fuel capacity. The heavy bomber would have had a crew of 5-6 and was nearly 21 meters long.
See Also: Heinkel He 177
