[pierrem15]

Looks a lot like a B52, doesn't it, with the over wing and underwing mounted engines? Maybe they were copying heavy bomber design from shot-down US aircraft.

[Live free or die]

Looks a lot like a B52, doesn't it, with the over wing and underwing mounted engines? Maybe they were copying heavy bomber design from shot-down US aircraft.

I woulda said a mix of B-36 and B-47 what with the forward section and the engines arrayed as they are. I'm not sure what you're looking at with the 'underwing engines'. I think you're looking at the HS-293 air-to-air missiles (another German innovation) mounted on the wings.

[StriperSniper]

Looks a lot like a B52, doesn't it,

My first thought, just change the engines and the cockpit. The shape of the rest of the airframe is dead on.