[Richard T. Eger]

Dear Nick,

Yes, and even if we were to grant that the 3 He 177's with extended bomb bays were intended to carry atom bombs, it would prove nothing.

The RLM was extremely bullish on the HeS 011 jet engine and was pushing for mass production before a useable design had been achieved. Still, they tasked the design bureaus of the various aircraft manufacturers to design advanced aircraft utilizing this jet engine, even though it wasn't available.

Thus, as I said, even if those 3 He 177's were intended to eventually carry atom bombs, that hardly proves that such existed or were anywhere near to existing.

Regards,
Richard