{"id":8674336,"date":"2026-08-02T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=8674336"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:40:59","slug":"le-blohm-voss-bv-238-le-plus-grand-hydravion-a-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/blohm-voss-bv-238-largest-axis-flying-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Le plus grand avion jamais construit par l&#039;Axe"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Le plus gros avion jamais construit par les puissances de l&#039;Axe n&#039;\u00e9tait ni un bombardier ni un avion de transport\u00a0: c&#039;\u00e9tait un hydravion de la taille d&#039;un petit navire, propuls\u00e9 dans les airs par six moteurs par une entreprise qui construisait habituellement des paquebots. Et lorsqu&#039;un pilote de chasse am\u00e9ricain finit par le couler sur un lac allemand paisible, il ignorait tout de ce qu&#039;il venait de d\u00e9truire. Il ne le d\u00e9couvrirait que vingt-neuf ans plus tard.<\/p>\r\n<p>Voici l&#039;histoire du Blohm &amp; Voss BV 238 : l&#039;avion le plus lourd du monde lorsqu&#039;il volait, et l&#039;un des g\u00e9ants les moins connus de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#333\">Informations cl\u00e9s<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>A\u00e9ronef:<\/strong> Le Blohm &amp; Voss BV 238, un hydravion \u00e0 six moteurs<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Fait d&#039;armes :<\/strong> Le plus grand avion construit par une puissance de l&#039;Axe \u2014 et le plus lourd au monde lorsqu&#039;il a vol\u00e9.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Premier vol :<\/strong> 1944 (prototype BV 238 V1)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Moteurs :<\/strong> six moteurs Daimler-Benz DB 603 \u00e0 V12 invers\u00e9, d&#039;une puissance d&#039;environ 1\u00a0750 ch chacun.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Poids:<\/strong> environ 85 tonnes \u00e0 pleine charge<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Constructeur:<\/strong> Blohm &amp; Voss \u2014 un constructeur naval hambourgeois<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Destin:<\/strong> Le seul exemplaire volant fut mitraill\u00e9 et coul\u00e9 sur le Schaalsee.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;avion d&#039;un constructeur naval<\/h2>\r\n<p>Blohm &amp; Voss \u00e9tait avant tout un chantier naval hambourgeois, fond\u00e9 en 1877 et r\u00e9put\u00e9 pour la construction de grands navires. La production d&#039;avions y \u00e9tait une activit\u00e9 secondaire en temps de guerre, ce qui se refl\u00e9tait dans les dimensions impressionnantes du BV 238. Six moteurs Daimler-Benz DB 603 \u00e0 V12 invers\u00e9, dispos\u00e9s \u00e0 trois par aile, propulsaient une coque d&#039;environ 85 tonnes \u00e0 pleine charge. Ce navire \u00e9tait destin\u00e9 aux patrouilles maritimes de longue port\u00e9e et au transport transoc\u00e9anique, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le Reich ne pouvait pas atteindre autrement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2evE0cYtIxA\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Ce qui distinguait le BV 238 des autres engins de guerre de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, c&#039;\u00e9tait sa taille imposante ; lors de son premier vol en 1944, il \u00e9tait l&#039;avion le plus lourd pilot\u00e9 par un pays quelconque pendant la guerre. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Les actualit\u00e9s vintage<\/strong> \u2014 Nick Knight<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">La peur d&#039;une fuite nazie<\/h2>\r\n<p>Au moment o\u00f9 le prototype volant unique subissait des essais durant les derniers mois de la guerre, les Alli\u00e9s s&#039;y int\u00e9ressaient de pr\u00e8s. Un hydravion \u00e0 port\u00e9e transatlantique, stationn\u00e9 sur un lac allemand alors que le Reich s&#039;effondrait, faisait na\u00eetre une inqui\u00e9tude chez les Alli\u00e9s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1088944306  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/bv-238-aerial-reconnaissance-hamburg-1944.jpg\" alt=\"Photographie a\u00e9rienne de reconnaissance alli\u00e9e du BV 238 \u00e0 Hambourg-Finkenwerder\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Photo de reconnaissance alli\u00e9e du BV 238 dans les usines Blohm &amp; Voss de Hambourg-Finkenwerder en 1944. Photo\u00a0: Archives nationales am\u00e9ricaines via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Les Alli\u00e9s craignaient, semble-t-il, qu&#039;Adolf Hitler ne s&#039;en serve pour s&#039;enfuir en Am\u00e9rique du Sud, et une attaque a donc eu lieu peu apr\u00e8s. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Les actualit\u00e9s vintage<\/strong> \u2014 Nick Knight<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Coul\u00e9 dans le lac \u2014 par qui ?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Le BV 238 V1 fut mitraill\u00e9 et coul\u00e9 alors qu&#039;il \u00e9tait amarr\u00e9 sur le Schaalsee, et c&#039;est \u00e0 ce moment que les versions divergent. Selon les r\u00e9cits am\u00e9ricains, il fut d\u00e9truit en 1944 par des P-51 Mustang du 361e groupe de chasse am\u00e9ricain, men\u00e9 par l&#039;as, le lieutenant Urban \u201c Ben \u201d Drew, \u00e0 bord de son Mustang \u201c Detroit Miss \u201d. Les sources britanniques et allemandes, quant \u00e0 elles, datent l&#039;attaque de fin avril ou d\u00e9but mai 1945 et l&#039;attribuent \u00e0 des Typhoons ou des Tempests de la RAF, dont l&#039;incendie provoqua l&#039;embrasement des moteurs, entra\u00eenant la rupture et le naufrage de la coque.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=549030030  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/bv-238-flying-boat-on-water.jpg\" alt=\"L&#039;hydravion Blohm &amp; Voss BV 238 sur l&#039;eau\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Le BV 238 \u00e9tait autant un bateau qu&#039;un avion, et il a pass\u00e9 sa courte existence sur l&#039;eau. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Ce qui est incontestable, c&#039;est le rebondissement. On avait dit \u00e0 Drew qu&#039;il avait abattu un BV 222 Wiking, un hydravion allemand plus petit, et il l&#039;a cru pendant des d\u00e9cennies. Ce n&#039;est qu&#039;en 1974, lorsque la BBC l&#039;a contact\u00e9 pour un documentaire, qu&#039;il a appris la v\u00e9rit\u00e9\u00a0: le g\u00e9ant qu&#039;il avait cribl\u00e9 de balles \u00e9tait en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 le seul et unique BV 238 en \u00e9tat de vol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gq9GnPeFd64\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un \u00e9chec \u00e0 un quart d&#039;\u00e9chelle, et la fin<\/h2>\r\n<p>Le programme n&#039;eut jamais l&#039;occasion de se d\u00e9velopper pleinement. Pour tester la conception, les ing\u00e9nieurs construisirent un mod\u00e8le r\u00e9duit au quart de l&#039;\u00e9chelle, le FGP 227, qui dut effectuer un atterrissage forc\u00e9 d\u00e8s son premier vol et ne fournit aucune donn\u00e9e utile. Deux autres prototypes grandeur nature furent entrepris, mais jamais achev\u00e9s. \u00c0 la fin de la guerre, il ne restait du plus grand avion jamais construit par l&#039;Axe qu&#039;un fragment d&#039;aile \u00e9mergeant de la surface d&#039;un lac allemand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgcRNqtyGls\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Con\u00e7ue pour traverser les oc\u00e9ans, cette machine n&#039;a jamais d\u00e9pass\u00e9 une paisible \u00e9tendue d&#039;eau int\u00e9rieure \u2014 et une note de bas de page sur laquelle personne ne parvenait \u00e0 s&#039;accorder.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px;margin-top:24px\">Sources\u00a0: Wikip\u00e9dia\u00a0; The Vintage News\u00a0; historyofwar.org\u00a0; Warbirds Resource Group.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/junkers-g38-airliner-passengers-inside-the-wing\/\">L&#039;avion de ligne \u00e0 bord duquel vous avez embarqu\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#039;int\u00e9rieur de l&#039;aile<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/saunders-roe-princess-flying-boat-too-late\/\">L&#039;hydravion g\u00e9ant britannique, n\u00e9 trop tard<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest aircraft the Axis powers ever built was not a bomber or a transport &mdash; it was a flying boat the size of a small ship, hauled into the air on six engines by a company that normally built ocean liners. 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