Fw-200 Condor Vs. Atlantic Convoy

WITH THE FALL OF FRANCE IN 1940, GERMANY SUDDENLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE AT POORLY GUARDED ALLIED CONVOYS. AFTER VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS, THE FW-200 BECAME THE LUFTWAFFE`S LONG-RANGE MARITIME PATROL AND STRIKE BOMBER. IT WAS DEVASTATINGLY EFFECTIVE, AND BY THE SUMMER OF 1941, THE THREAT POSED BY THE CONDOR WAS SO GREAT THAT WINSTON CHURCHILL DUBBED THEM `THE SCOURGE OF THE ATLANTIC.`