What is Messerschmitt Me 210?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-363-2270-18, Frankreich, Flugzeug Me 210.jpg|thumb|{{center|'''Messerschmitt Me 210''' in flight.}}]] The '''[[Messerschmitt]] Me 210''' is a [[military]] [[aircraft|plane]]. It was a [[fighter aircraft]], but was also use as a [[bomber|light bomber]] and [[reconnaissance]] aircraft. It [[flight|flew]] for the first time in [[1939]]. The plane turned out to be a very poor design.<ref name=Lepage124>Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, ''Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945: An Illustrated Guide'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2009), p. 124</ref> It was a dangerous plane to fly and had many accidents.<ref name=Lepage124/> It was used by [[Nazi Germany]]'s air force (''[[Luftwaffe]]'') during the [[World War II]] in the [[Mediterranean]] and in [[Russia]].<ref name=Lepage124/> The Me 210 was replaced by the [[Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse]] (Hornet). It was almost the same plane but with more powerful engines.<ref>Antony L. Kay;, John Richard Smith, ''German Aircraft of the Second World War: Including Helicopters and Missiles'' (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002), p. 274</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Additional references == * {{cite book|title=Axis Aircraft of World War II|first=David|last=Mondey|publisher=Chancellor Press, London|year=1996|isbn=1851529667}} [[Category:World War II German aircraft]] {{military-stub}}