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German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Fighter - Major Siegfried Schnell, Jagdgeschwader 2, France, 1943 (1:72 Scale)
German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Fighter - Major Siegfried Schnell, Jagdgeschwader 2, France, 1943

JC Wings German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Fighter - Major Siegfried Schnell, Jagdgeschwader 2, France, 1943




 
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JC Wings JCW72FW190002 German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Fighter - Major Siegfried Schnell, Jagdgeschwader 2, France, 1943 (1:72 Scale) "Guns before butter. Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat."
- Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, Head of the German Luftwaffe

Nicknamed the "Butcher Bird," the Fw 190 was Germany's best air-to-ground fighter. Faster and more agile than the British Spitfire, it dominated the skies over Europe as a fighter and was the Luftwaffe's most important ground-attack aircraft. Controlled by the skilled hands of aces like Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, the FW-190 gained the reputation of being one of the greatest fighters of all time. This fighter-bomber and anti-tank aircraft was almost impossible to defeat until the introduction of the long-range P-51 Mustang.

Introduced in July 1942, the Fw 190 A-4 was equipped with the same engine and basic armament as the A-3. Updated radio gear, the FuG 16Z, was installed replacing the earlier FuG VIIa. A new, short "stub" vertical aerial mount was fitted to the top of the tailfin, a configuration which was kept through the rest of the production Fw 190s. In some instances, pilot-controllable engine cooling vents were fitted to the fuselage sides in place of the plain slots. Some A-4s were outfitted with a special Rustsatz field conversion kit, comprising the fitting of a pair of under-wing Werfer-Granate 21 (BR 21) rocket mortars, and were designated Fw 190 A-4/R6. The most important innovation introduced by the A-4 was, however, the fitting of various Umrust-Bausatze factory-refit packages.

The A-4/U1 was outfitted with an ETC 501 rack under the fuselage. All armament except for the MG 151 cannon was removed. The U3 was very similar to the U1, and later served as the prototype for the Fw 190 F-1 assault fighter. Some U3s used for night operations had a landing light mounted in the leading edge of the left wing-root. The U4 was a reconnaissance fighter, with two Rb 12.4 cameras in the rear fuselage and an EK 16 or Robot II gun camera. The U4 was equipped with fuselage-mounted 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17s and 20 mm MG 151 cannon. The U7 was a high-altitude fighter, easily identified by the compressor air intakes on either side of the cowling. Adolf Galland flew a U7 in the spring of 1943.

The A-4/U8 was the Jabo-Rei (Jagdbomber Reichweite, long-range fighter-bomber), adding a 300 L (80 US gal) drop tank under each wing, on VTr-Ju 87 racks with duralumin fairings produced by Weserflug, and a centreline bomb rack. The outer wing-mounted 20 mm MG FF/M cannon and the cowling-mounted 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 were removed to save weight. The A-4/U8 served as the model for the Fw 190 G-1.

A new series of easier-to-install Rustsatz field kits began to be produced in 1943. The first of these, the A-4/R1, was fitted with a FuG 16ZY radio set with a Morane "whip" aerial fitted under the port wing. These aircraft, called Leitjager or Fighter Formation Leaders, could be tracked and directed from the ground via special R/T equipment called Y-Verfahren. More frequent use of this equipment was made from the A-5 onwards. The Fw 190A-4 could achieve 1,700 hp (2,100 with MW-50 boost). Its maximum speed was 670 km/h (420 mph) at 6,250 m (20,510 ft). Operational ceiling was 11,400 m (37,400 ft). Normal range was 800 km (500 mi). Normal takeoff weight was 3,800 kg (8,400 lb). A total of 976 A-4s were built between June 1942 and March 1943.

This particular 1:72 scale replica of a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 fighter that was piloted by Major Hermann Graf, who was attached to Jagdgeschwader 2, then deployed to France during 1943. Now in stock!

Dimensions
Wingspan: 8-1/2-inches
Length: 7-1/4-inches

Release Date: July 2022

Historical Account: "Siegfried" - Born on January 23rd, 1916, in Zielenzig, Germany, Major Siegfried Schnell was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace with 93 victories and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Siegfried Schnell was killed in action on February 25th, 1944, over Narwa when he was shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Sliding plexiglass canopy
  • Fully articulated control surfaces
  • Accurate markings and insignia

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