The second half of the second world war saw the fockewulf fw 190, in its various forms. Some of the luftwaffes most successful fighter aces claimed many of their kills. Fockewulf fw 190 aces of the western front osprey aircraft of the. The only real drawback to the fw 190 was the horrible spin characteristic when turning too tightly and its ability to glide like a brick. The fw 190 was introduced on the western front in august 1941. Fockewulf fw 190 aces of the western front osprey aircraft of the aces no 9 weal, john on. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fockewulf fw 190 aces of the western front aircraft of the aces book 9. A nimble, speedy and wellarmed adversary, the butcher bird quickly proved superior to all allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude. Fw 190a4 against the corsair and hellcat pdf file analysis of fw 190a3. Fockewulf fw 190 aces of the western front aircraft of the aces book 9 kindle edition by weal, john. Some of the luftwaffes most successful fighter aces flew the fw 190, including. But when the fw 190 came along then the scores really started to mount. Congratulations on your purchase of the aceshigh fockewulf 190a. Led by experten of the calibre of pips priller, heinz bar and walter oesau, the handful of fw.
Serving on both the eastern and western front, graf was the first ace to shoot down more than 200 adversaries. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The focke wulf fw190, his aces,variants and victories. Fw 190 defence of the reich aces aircraft of the aces book 92. Fockewulf fw 190 aces of the western front weal john. Shrike is a german singleseat, single engine fighter. Aces such as erich rudorffer, joachim brendel, heinz lange and many more used the fw 190 well against the russians. Breaking with the normal german late 1930s way of thinking that a proficient fighter should be a inline engine aircraft, the fockewulf 190 was known as one of the best fighters during the second world war. Fw 190s saw service on the western front as well as in the east. For the first few months of its combat career, the allies, entirely unaware of the new fighter, attributed pilots reports of a new radialengine fighter to curtiss p36 mohawks which the germans had captured from the french. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The focke wulf fw 190, his aces,variants and victories.