Focke Wulf Fw 190 in Combat

by Price, Alfred

• ISBN13: 9780750925488
• ISBN10: 0750925485
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Summary

When the Focke Wulf Fw 190 became operational in 1941, it gave its enemies a nasty shock: it could out-run, out-climb and out-dive the Spitfire Mk V, the best machine the RAF then had available. The story of the versatile aircraft is offered here, along with first-hand accounts from former pilots, and an interview with the head of the Focke Wulf design team, Professor Kurt Tank.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Introduction	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Concept to Fruition	1	(9)
Initial Flight Testing	10	(15)
Focke Wulf Fw 90 in Service	25	(6)
To Hijack a Focke Wulf	31	(7)
Unsolicited Testimonials	38	(18)
Units Equipped with Fw 190s, 27 July 1942	56	(3)
In Action Against USAAF Heavy Bombers	59	(16)
Jabo Pilot	75	(8)
Units Equipped with Fw 190s, 17 May 1943	83	(4)
Jabos Over Sicily and Italy	87	(9)
Focke Wulf 190 Night-Fighters	96	(6)
On the Eastern Front	102	(3)
The Tables are Turned	105	(4)
Units Equipped with Fw 190s, 31 May 1944	109	(4)
No Place for a Beginner	113	(7)
If Necessary, By Ramming	120	(10)
The Luck of the Game	130	(10)
Eastern Front Jabo	140	(8)
Delivering the Focke Wulfs	148	(8)
Enter the Long-Nosed Dora	156	(5)
An Introduction to `Beethoven'	161	(8)
Night Jabo	169	(6)
Units Equipped with Fw 190s, 9 April 1945	175	(6)
Finale	181	(4)
Fw 190s Post War	185	(6)
Appendices
A. Production of Fw 190 and Ta 152	188	(1)
B. Fw 190 Unit Prefixes	188	(1)
C. Luftwaffe Flying Units	189	(1)
D. Equivalent Wartime Ranks	190	(1)
Index	191