Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9

Summary

This article on the National Air and Space Museum site makes the following points about the FW190:

• The only completely successful German piston-engined fighter introduced during WW2.
• They entered service in late 1943, just as the American 8th Air Force commenced daylight raids over Germany.
• Top speed of 692kph at 11,300m.
• Armament: 2 x 20mm and 2x 13 mm cannons.
• Some aircraft carried bombs.
• Also used as night fighters.
• Some aircraft were involved in the Battle of the Bulge airfield attacks.
• After the war, the Soviets used captured FW 190 D-9s as torpedo bombers.

References

• MILITARY HISTORY: INDEX of PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
• JUN 2018 Butcher Bird – One Man’s Passion To Fly His Very Own Focke-Wulf Fw 190- Australian Aviation
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5-Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)-Military Factory
• Fw 190 Würger versus Messerschmitt Bf 109-Aviatia
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190 operational history-Military Fandom

Source Information: National Air and Space Museum

• Link to Source: National Air and Space Museum
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC |