Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 – Blue 2, IV/JG3 Udet, Luftwaffe

Focke-Wulf Fw 19D-9 Blue 2 of IV/JG3 Udet, Prenzlau, Luftwaffe in 1945. In non resealable packaging with optional undercarriage positions and stand.

Length 5.5 inches Wingspan 5.75 inches

The Focke Wulf Fw 190D was considered the Luftwaffe’s best piston fighter of WWII, the answer to a 1942 Luftwaffe requirement for a high-altitude fighter. The Fw 190D-9 was flown by such famous Luftwaffe pilots as Gerhard Barkhorn and Josef Priller.

Designed by Kurt Tank, the Fw-190A was first flown on June 1st, 1939. This small, yet ferociously-powered aircraft was fast and maneuverable and packed a fierce armament package earning it the nickname “Butcher Bird”. The wide landing gear, excellent visibility and high-altitude paddle-bladed propeller endeared it to pilots familiar with the shortcomings of its predecessor – the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Some of the Luftwaffe’s most famous fighter aces flew the Fw 190. Many variants were produced during the war, with the most notable being the inline-engine equipped and longer-nosed 190D, known as the “Dora.”