Nonetheless, within both the Luftwaffe and the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) there was disquiet in some quarters about all the ‘eggs having being put into one basket’. The far-reaching Luftwaffe requirement for a modern fighter aircraft that was drawn up in 1934 eventually led to the adoption of the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109. The Fw 190 unofficially named Würger (Butcher Bird), was perhaps the most perfect radial-engine fighter ever built, influencing the design of such aircraft as the Hawker Fury fighter monoplane of the early 1950s.

For the first time the Luftwaffe fighter pilots were to have an ascendency over the contemporary Spitfire, an ascendancy which they enjoyed at least until the introduction of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX during the autumn of 1942. When the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 first appeared in action over the coast of France during the autumn of 1941 it was certainly the most advanced fighter in the world. International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914-2000 German Aircraft of the Second World War (Putnam Aviation) 19įocke-Wulf Fw 190 (Osprey Production Line to Frontline 5) 170įocke-Wulf FW 190 in Action – Aircraft No. Image source: An Illustrated Anatomy Of the World”s Fightersįocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, A-9 scale model plansįocke Wulf Fw 190 in Action – Aircraft No. Image source: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Technical Drawings & Scale Model Plans

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