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The U.S.-designed engine that powered Hitler’s personal plane

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This BMW 132 radial nine began life in 1926 as a U.S.-built Pratt & Whitney Hornet and went on to power thousands of Luftwaffe planes, including both of Hitler’s personal planes during his reign over Germany. [Jalopnik]

https://jalopnik.com/hitler-s-personal-plane-was-powered-by-this-us-designed-5810715

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