| DB 605 | |
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| A DB 605 Engine at the RAF Museum in London. | |
| Type | Piston V12 aircraft engine |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz |
| First run | 1940s |
| Major applications | Messerschmitt Bf 109G Messerschmitt Bf 110G |
| Number built | 42,400 |
| Developed from | Daimler-Benz DB 601 |
The Daimler-Benz DB 605 is a German aircraft engine built during World War II. Developed from the DB 601, the DB 605 was used from 1942 to 1945 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, and the Bf 110 and Me 210C heavy fighters.
The DB 610, a pair of DB 605s geared to turn a single output shaft that replaced the similar DB 606, was used in the A-3 and all A-5 variants of Germany's only operational heavy bomber, the Heinkel He 177A.
License-built versions of the DB 605 were used in the Macchi C.205, Fiat G.55, Reggiane 2005 and some other Italian aircraft. It was also used in the Swedish SAAB B 18B and initially in the pusher-design SAAB J 21. Approximately 42,400 DB 605s of all kinds were built.