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The Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking was a German-built six-engined flying boat of World War II.
During its time in combat with the Luftwaffe, it was the largest aircraft to down an enemy plane. However, it also was the largest aircraft to be gunned down during the war.
Although the Wiking was intrinsically designed as a commercial transport, it was the biggest seaplane to attain production status during the war.
During the following decades, all models were thought to be lost, but a new opportunity seems to have opened for this enormous aircraft.
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