• Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 hours ago

    Now the brits have to give free the name Messerschmidt and Augsburg can produce beautiful Messerschmidts again!

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      9 hours ago

      I mean the Tornado was built (among others) by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (now Airbus) if that helps

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        7 hours ago

        Wait Airbus is the former Messerschmidt? My research concluded that they merged with another company in the 1998 and them went bankrupt in the 2000s, and the now owner of the copyright to the name “Messerschmidt” is some british company

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          6 hours ago

          November 1968 -> Merger of Bölkow GmbH and Messerschmitt AG to Messerschmitt-Bölkow GmbH

          May 1969 -> Buyout of Hamburger Flugzeugbau GmbH through which the Blohm Family became a major shareholder, thus the name change to Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)

          1989 -> Daimler-Benz daughter DASA ate the MBB

          2000 -> DASA merged with the french Aérospatiale-Matra and the spanish CASA to form the EADS – European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (today known as Airbus Group).

          So I guess Airbus could start producing under the Messerschmitt Label, in theory at least

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    17 hours ago

    This is just like that jesus movie Mel Gibson made - I don’t know why it starts or how it ends. Got any spoilers?

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      16 hours ago

      I think he paints half his face and talks in a scottish accient about slaves. Pretty sure Jesus was a Scottish slave.

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        16 hours ago

        Stupid Liberal.

        Jesus was a successful real-estate developer, just like his only begotten-son, blessed be his name.

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          Okay so Jesus was definitely a successful real estate developer but I personally don’t believe that was his intention. Judging intentionality is impossible of course, but that’s why I said “I believe”.

          Counterpoint is probably to look at real estate prices on Mlk Jr Blvd’s? Idk.