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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Eighty-six years ago today, on June 1, 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190-nicknamed the “Shrike”-took to the skies for the first time. Designed by legendary German aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, the single ...
insider.si.edu

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 ...
The National Interest

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 ...
Twinfinite

Microsoft Flight Simulator F6F Hellcat Announced; Focke-Wulf Fw 190 & Messerschmitt Bf 109 Teased; Cessna 414A Gets New Video

First of all, we hear from FlyingIron Simulations, which announced the workhorse of the US Navy during World War II, the F6F Hellcat. Here’s what we can expect. Mean, rugged & powerful. These 3 simple ...