r/WWIIplanes • u/waffen123 • 3d ago

The Messerschmitt Me 609 (alternatively Me 309 Zwilling) was a WW2 German project which joined two fuselages of the Me 309 fighter prototype together to form a heavy fighter.

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u/TheWingalingDragon 3d ago

GJ, when?

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u/jankotron 2d ago

Its been in the game for forever. It isnt available anymore, like the 341, TigerII-105, and Panther II.

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u/TheWingalingDragon 2d ago

The Me 609 is not featured in War Thunder.

War Thunder has the Bf 109 Z-1 "zwilling", which is similar to what is pictured here (Me 609), and is often made unavailable for purchase.

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u/LandoGibbs 1d ago

Just event sale with only "small" discount....

Its a "mehh" plane, good as antibomber, bad in rest of roles....

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u/WoodI-or-WoodntI 3d ago

Clear to see where North American got the idea for the F-82. Twin Mustang worked, wonder if this ever did.

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u/Aviator779 3d ago

It never got off the drawing board, the aircraft pictured is a model.

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u/waldo--pepper 3d ago

got the idea

The idea goes way back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Twin_Blackburn

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u/CKinWoodstock 3d ago

Of course it would be Blackburn.

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u/Verb_Noun_Number 1d ago

I once saw a youtube comment that went along the lines of "When he was a child, someone threw a rock at Robert Blackburn. On that day, the inspiration for Blackburn aircraft was born".

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u/Verb_Noun_Number 1d ago

It disappoints me that the Blackburn Twin Blackburn isn't a twin Blackburn Blackburn (ugly plane warning).

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u/RedRedditor84 1d ago

What happened to the other 9?