Tamiya 61041 - 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9  [61041]

With regards to the Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9Following the effective entry the Focke-Wulf Fw190A wide range of fighter aircraft regarding English channel through the autumn of 1941, the German RLM asked for nothing variation to match the fighter fleet, and three tasks was started. The Fw 190B utilized the B.M.W. 801 turbosupercharged radial motor and a pressurized cockpit, not many of these had been built.

The Fw190C was running on a 1,750hp Daimler Benz DB603A in-line motor, which three prototypes have been built. These nothing task was at reality on the basis of the Focke Wulf Fw190A airframe and operating on a Junkers motor. The fuselage ended up being lengthened to permit the V-12 cylinder, fluid cooled, 1,750hp Jumo 213 engine, and made its initial journey through cold weather of 1941 - 42. Five further prototypes are manufactured, plus little batch of Fw 190 D-Os was at truth completed from standard manufacturing Fw 190A-7 airframes. These pre-production aircraft was followed closely by the Fw190 D-2 through D-8 designations.

The Fw 190D-9 began manufacturing in June 1944, with very very early variants obtaining the flat topped canopy, and from W. Nr. 210002 onwards obtaining the Galland bonnet (blown canopy). It went into combat utilizing the III/JG 54 "Grunherz" (Green Hearts) in September 1944, at Achmer, Germany, as top cover the most recent Messerschmitt Me262 Jet fighters then entering solution.

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