Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor

The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was an all-metal four-engined monoplane that Kurt Tank first proposed as a long-range land-based airliner for the German flag carrier Deutsche Luft Hansa. The first prototype flew on 27 July 1937, and in August 1938 the type became the first heavier-than-air aircraft to fly nonstop between Berlin and New York City. Civil Condors served with Deutsche Luft Hansa, the Danish airline DDL, the Brazilian operators Syndicato Condor and Cruzeiro do Sul, and British Overseas Airways Corporation. The outbreak of war ended further civil orders, and the Luftwaffe adapted the aircraft as a long-range maritime patrol aircraft, anti-shipping bomber and later a transport. Production ended with 276 aircraft built.