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MSÖ Air & Space Museum Progresses on Focke-Wulf FW-190A8/N Restoration

Update: Türkiye's MSÖ Air & Space Museum reports major progress on its Focke-Wulf FW-190A8/N restoration, with completion expected in 2026.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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FW 190 A-8 : aircraft handbook, effective July 1944, issued September 1944

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This Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Terrorized Allied Bomber Pilots, Now It's for Sale

If you were an Allied pilot during the Second World War and saw a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190, one of two things would happen. Either you soil yourself in terror and ...
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Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser

In its day, pilots used to call the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 the Würger (Butcher Bird) because it was so adept at shooting down Allied aircraft. But when this 1944 example was pulled from the woods in ...