Focke-Wulf 200 Condor

==&nbsp Focke-Wulf 200 "Condor" == The Focke-Wulfe Condor is a German four-engined bomber that appears a number of times in the Call of Duty series.

Call of Duty
The Focke-Wulf 200 is first seen in Call of Duty, in the mission Pavlov's House. As the character and his Russian squadmates are charging the house, a formation of Condors begin dropping bombs behind the character, sending up columns of snow, and eventually expend their payload and fly out of the area.

Call of Duty 2
In the mission Pipeline, while climbing through the pipe a formation of Condors can be seen through a hole in the top of the pipe flying above, which momentarily shake the screen before disappearing out of sight.

Call of Duty: World at War
In the mission Vendetta, formations of Condors fly over the fountain. The player is told by Sgt. Reznow to wait for the sound of the bombers flying overhead before taking a shot with the Mosin-Nagant. When a Condor with a flaming engine, flying particularly low, passes overhead the player is told to begin shooting.

In Real Life
In the Second World War, the Germans relied almost solely on twin-engined bombers, mainly the Dornier Do 17 (nicknamed the 'Flying Pencil' due to its narrow fuselage) and the Heinkel He 111. It was suggested that a four-engined bomber was produced so longer-range bombing raids could be carried out, most importantly into Russia. Although it was used in small numbers and was proved to be effective, Hermann Goering, the General of the Luftwaffe wished to continue using two-engined bombers because he believed the Condors to be too expensive. Some historians believe the lack of Germany producing a four-engined bomber was the main reason for the Luftwaffe's downfall.