The Me 410 was intended as a replacement for the troubled 210, itself an effort to improve on the 110. In the presence of Allied fighters she was quickly outmatched. #ww2 #warbirds #ww2history #luftwaffe #messerschmitt | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Sting of the Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse

295K views · 8.7K reactions | MESSERSCHMITT ME 410 A- 1/U2 'HORNISSE'. This is a rare beast as only two Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U2 "Hornisse" aircraft are known to have survived, one at the RAF Museum in Cosford and the other at the American National Air and Space Museum. Filmed at the RAF museum, Midlands, England. #ww2 #aviation | Jets 'n' Props | Facebook

266K views · 10K reactions | A Messerschmitt ME 410 A-3 flying over England for an air recognition film, 1944. See similar RAF-produced air recognition films from the Second World War in our film collection: bit.ly/3WI6N3J Film: IWM ARY 7-62 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

This rare Messerschmitt Me 410A-1-U2 was built in late 1943 by Messerschmitt at Augsberg, as evidenced by `Krj' on the manufacturer's plate on the fuselage. Given manufacturer's radio call sign PD VO (still painted in the cockpit). This sub-type had provision for a ventral weapons container with an additional pair of 20mm canon. Filmed at RAF Cosford, England. | World War II Aircraft