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Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Focke-Wulf Fw 190

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (Shrike) was a German Second World War single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. Powered by a radial engine, the 190 had ample power and was able to lift larger loads than its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. The 190 was used by the Luftwaffe in a wide variety of roles, including day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and, to a lesser degree, night fighter.

When the Fw 190 started flying operationally over France in August 1941, it quickly proved itself to be superior in all but turn radius to the Royal Air Force's main front-line fighter, the Spitfire Mk. V. The 190 wrested air superiority away from the RAF until the introduction of the vastly improved Spitfire Mk. IX in July 1942 restored qualitative parity. The Fw 190 made its air combat debut on the Eastern Front in November/December 1942. Though Soviet pilots considered the Bf 109 the greater threat, the Fw 190 made a significant impact. The fighter and its pilots proved just as capable as the Bf 109 in aerial combat, and in the opinion of German pilots who flew both, provided increased firepower and manoeuvrability at low to medium altitude.

The Fw 190 became the backbone of the Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force), along with the Bf 109. On the Eastern Front, the Fw 190 was versatile enough to use in Schlachtgeschwader (Battle Wings or Strike Wings), specialised ground attack units which achieved much success against Soviet ground forces. As an interceptor, the Fw 190 underwent improvements to make it effective at high altitude, enabling it to maintain relative parity with its Allied opponents. The Fw 190A series' performance decreased at high altitudes (usually 6,000 m (20,000 ft) and above), which reduced its effectiveness as a high-altitude interceptor, but this problem was mostly rectified in later models, particularly in the Junkers Jumo 213 inline-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 190D series, which was introduced in September 1944. In spite of its successes, it never entirely replaced the Bf 109.

The Fw 190 was well liked by its pilots. Some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces claimed a great many of their kills while flying it, including Otto Kittel, Walter Nowotny and Erich Rudorffer.

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Focke-Wulf FW190A-8/R2 Luftwaffe 1944 Yellow 17
"Oberfeldwebel Willi Unger, 12.(Sturm)/JG 3, Barth 1944".
Dragon Wings : 50256 | 1:72 scale | 1000 pieces Worldwide | read more...

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Luftwaffe 1944 Red 11
"Einsatzschwarm, Jagdgruppe JGr.10, Summer 1944".
Dragon Wings : 50322 | 1:72 scale | 1000 pieces Worldwide | read more...

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 Luftwaffe Red 1
Hans Dortenmann 2/JG 54 France June 1944
Witty Wings : WTW-72-021-007 | 1:72 scale | 800 pieces Worldwide | read more...

Yat Ming : 99128A | 1:48 scale | pieces Worldwide | read more...

Focke-Wulf FW 190-A7/R6 Luftwaffe 1944 Red 8
JGr.10, 2.Staffel
"Schlangenschwarm" R. Hartkopf, Parchim, Germany 1944 (with WG21 under-wing rocket launchers)
Hobby Master : HA7411 | 1:48 scale | 600 pieces Worldwide | read more...

Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 Luftwaffe White 7
"W.Nr380394, 'Doppelreiter', 1943".
Hobby Master : HA7407 | 1:48 scale | 600 pieces Worldwide | read more...

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 Luftwaffe Yellow 5
flown by Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, 3./JG 54 Grunherz, Riga-Skulte, , Latvia circa August 1944
Hobby Master : HA7413 | 1:48 scale | 800 pieces Worldwide | read more...


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