The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse is a heavy fighter and Schnellbomber designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was flown by the Luftwaffe during the latter half of
Me 410 A-1/U2, RAF Museum Cosford, 1985
Basic side-by-side comparison of the Me 210 and Me 410 wing planforms
The RAF Museum's Me 410, with the doors of its nose bomb-bay open, 2016
The RAF Museum's Me 410 with the engines and the outer-wings removed, 2020
Daimler-Benz DB 603
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The Daimler-Benz DB 603 was a German aircraft engine used during World War II. It was a liquid-cooled 12-cylinder inverted V12 enlargement of the 33.9 Liter DB 601, which was in itself a development o
Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse
…that incomplete Me 210s could be converted into Me 410s, there were key differences between the two aircraft. Chiefly, the Me 410 was powered by larger Daimler-Benz DB 603 engines, had a lengthened fuselage, and automatic leading edge slats. During late 1942, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) were sufficiently convinced…
Preserved Daimler-Benz DB 603E with cutaway sections.
A Do 217N night fighter with Kraftei-format DB 603s fitted
BV 238 V1 flying boat with Kraftei DB 603s, similar to Do 217s
DB 603E built in 1944, right-hand side view