| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-ANTE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking |
| Aircraft Version: | Blohm & Voss BV 222 V1 |
| C/n (msn): | 365 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hamburg - FinkenwerderMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDHI IATA: XFW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 August 1940 to 31 December 1940 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 391725 |
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The first prototype of the six-engined BV 222 Wiking, rolled out of the new Finkenwerder factory in late August 1940. Flugkapitän Helmut Rodig made the first flight on 7 September. Note barrage balloon. This photo was added on 15 September 2021, and has since been viewed 1422 times. |