The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a savage airliner. Kurt Tank's elegant design evolved from a luxurious civil aircraft into a feared maritime reconnaissance bomber and transport aircraft. Naval air historian Matthew Willis joins us to look at the operational life and legacy of the Condor. ★Buy Matt's book, Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 200, at The Damcasters Bookshop. 10% of each sale goes to supporting the podcast: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781911658658 ★Follow Matt on BlueSky here: https://bsky.app/profile/navalairhistory.bsky.social ★Visit Matt's website at: https://navalairhistory.com/ ★Check out 909 Apparel's full range of great aviation-themed t-shirts, hoodies and more here: https://linktr.ee/909apparelco ★Join us for all things aviation-y on The Damcasters Discord server! https://discord.gg/fmrVKjpDVj Please check out the latest from our partner, the Pima Air and Space Museum, through the links below: ★Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum’s website here: https://pimaair.org/ ★Learn more about the Titan Missle Museum here: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/ ★Find out who is in the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame here: https://pimaair.org/about-us/arizona-aviation-hall-of-fame/ ★Want to know how the Tucson Military Vehicle Museum is progressing? Find out more here: https://www.tucsonmilitaryvehicle.org/ The Damcasters © 2024 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 00:01 Introduction 00:31 Sponsorship and Partnerships 01:43 Interview with Matt Willis: The Story Behind the Book 04:49 The Birth of the Focke Wulf FW 200 08:34 The Role of Deutsche Lufthansa in the Development of the FW 200 14:10 A Modern Airliner 21:35 Reception and Use by Lufthansa 29:56 The FW 200's Transition to Military Use 40:48 Exploring the PB4Y Privateer at the Pima Airspace Museum 43:28 The Condor's Role in the War 44:47 The Condor's Effectiveness and Limitations 55:04 A Fragile Bird? 01:05:29 The Condor's Impact on Allied Forces 01:09:52 The Legacy and Conclusion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.