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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F
Nicknamed the Wurger (Butcher Bird), the Fw 190 entered service in 1941 and flew throughout World War II on all fronts. It was the only German single-seat fighter powered by a radial engine and the only fighter of the war with electrically operated landing gear and flaps. Some served as fighter-bombers with ground attack units, but the Fw 190 is best known for defending against Allied daylight bombing attacks.
This Fw 190 F-8 was originally manufactured as an Fw 190 A-7 fighter. During 1944, it was remanufactured as a fighter-bomber and issued to ground attack unit SG 2. After Germany's surrender, it was shipped to Freeman Field, Indiana, then transferred to the Smithsonian in 1949. In 1980-83, restoration revealed a succession of color schemes. It now appears as it did while serving with SG 2 in 1944. |