Focke-Wulf 190 - Butcher Bird, WWII German Fighter
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Uploaded by thewaryears1939 on Dec 22, 2010
Visit The War Years http://www.thewaryears.co.uk When the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 started flying operationally over France in August 1941 it quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters. The Fw-190 was given the nickname 'Würger' -- Butcher Bird -- in deference for its killing ability.
The Fw-190 wrested air superiority away from the RAF until the introduction of the vastly improved Spitfire Mk. IX in July 1942.
The Fw-190 made its combat debut on the Eastern Front in November/December 1942. The Fw-190 became the backbone of Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force) along with the Bf 109. On the Eastern Front the Fw-190 was versatile enough to be used 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 allowing the 190 to maintain relative parity against its Allied opponents.
The Fw-190 was well-liked by its pilots. Some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces flew the Fw-190, including Otto Kittel with 267 victories, Walter Nowotny with 258 victories and Erich Rudorffer with 222 claimed kills. A great many of their kills were claimed while flying the Fw-190.
Over 20,000 Fw-190s of various types had been built by war's end. The Fw-109 was armed with 2x13mm machine guns and either 2x20mm or 4x20mm cannons. The Fw-190 could also be equipped with bombs. Recently a German company produced 20 full-scale, fully operational replica Fw-190s.
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the description says "FW-109" just thought you might wanna fix that
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tenho uma miniatura dessa
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Arguably, the best-looking airplane of WW II
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awesome video and sound track! thanks!!
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thewaryears1939 2 months ago
You're welcome, glad you like it
thewaryears1939 8 months ago