Evergreen Aviation Museum: The German FW-190 (photo diary)

In 1923 Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau was founded by Henrich Rocke, Georg Wulf, and Werner Naumann. The Fw 190 Wūrger (Shrike) was designed by Kurt Tank in 1938 and was produced in quantity from 1941-1945 during which time over 20,000 were produced.

The Fw 190 has a top speed of 400 mph and a service ceiling of 35,000 feet. It was powered by a BMW 801 D-2 radial engine.

The Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon has a replica Fw 190 built by Legend Flyers of Everett, Washington.

According to the Museum:

“The Fw 190A started flying operationally over France in August 1941, and quickly proved superior in all but turn radius to the Royal Air Force’s main front-line fighter, the Spitfire Mk. V, particularly at low and medium altitudes.”

According to the Museum:

“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.”

Note: These photographs were taken on October 16, 2024.

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