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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 "long nose" an illustrated history of the Fw 190D series Dietmar He[sic]rmann ; translated from the German by David Johnston

"This book covers the complete development history of those variants of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 powered by inline engines. The first Fw 190 equipped with a Daimler Benz liquid-cooled engine took to the ...
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Too Good to Be Germany’s Second Best: The Fw 190

It was faster than the Spitfire, tougher than the Bf 109, and could shred bombers in a single pass. So why wasn’t the Fw 190 Germany’s top fighter? In today’s episode of Historical Digs, we uncover ...
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Strange History: 50 German Focke-Wulf FW 190 Fighters Were Buried in Turkey and Are Still There

The export order of the Fw 190A-3s was completed between July 1942 and March 1943. Around fifty examples of Focke-Wulf Fw 190, one of the best fighters flown by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during ...
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American Heritage Museum's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ‘White 1' Restoration Gains Ground at GossHawk Aviation

The restoration of the only original BMW 801-powered Focke-Wulf Fw 190 flying in the world is nearing a critical milestone. Led by Dave Goss and his team at GossHawk Unlimited in Casa Grande, Arizona, ...
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Nazi Germany’s Best World War II Combat Plane?

Meet the Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Along with the well-known Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s Jagdwaffe (fighter force) during the Second World War. The ...
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Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser

In its day, pilots used to call the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 the Würger (Butcher Bird) because it was so adept at shooting down Allied aircraft. But when this 1944 example was pulled from the woods in ...