Today we look at the Blohm & Voss BV 138. This three-engine flying boat was an often-forgotten workhorse of the Luftwaffe during WW2. Its unique hull shape earned itself the nickname of Der Fliegende Holzschuh or "The Flying Clog".

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Sources:
Nowarra, H. J. (1997). BLOHM & VOSS Bv 138 . Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Lepage, J. D. (2009). Aircraft of the Luftwaffe. MacFarland & Company, Inc.
Bain, C. R. (2018). High Hulls: Flying Boats of the 1930s and 1940s
Rickard, J (22 September 2010), Blohm und Voss Bv 138