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 International00:01 Introduction00:31 Sponsorship and Partnerships01:43 Interview with Matt Willis: The Story Behind the Book04:49 The Birth of the Focke Wulf FW 20008:34 The Role of Deutsche Lufthansa in the Development of the FW 20014:10 A Modern Airliner21:35 Reception and Use by Lufthansa29:56 The FW 200's Transition to Military Use40:48 Exploring the PB4Y Privateer at the Pima Airspace Museum43:28 The Condor's Role in the War44:47 The Condor's Effectiveness and Limitations55:04 A Fragile Bird?01:05:29 The Condor's Impact on Allied Forces01:09:52 The Legacy and Conclusion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.