Focke Wulf FW-190A/N - Luftwaffe Fighter

[@eromadroleromadrol5171]

Beautiful ! And no f***** music !... Just the pure sound of the engines ! We appreciated !

[@williamcap2236]

Hands down the most beautiful aircraft ever built sitting on the ground it even looks mean !

[@nonyabiz9487]

My grandfathers tank was blown up by a FW - 190. His whole crew was killed but him. The plane impressed him so much he became a pilot and said he would never be on a fuckin tank again!

[@DolleHengst]

For those interested, the word Stahlgewitter on the plane means "Steel Thunderstorm"

[@mattrobinson4994]

Thanks, I was wondering what that meant

[@chaosbreaker657]

Thanks. I guess it's fitting, for the following reasons: -when it was first encountered in the war, it came as a nasty surprise to the British -it's sturdy -hits like a truck (hence the nickname "Butcher Bird") There could be more. These two are the first ones to come up.

[@NotDumbassable]

it´s also the name of a rather notorious and forbidden Nazi band

[@teatime6597]

"Im Stahlgewitter" is a famous novel about his experience as a 19 year ord soldier in ww1 by Ernst Junger.

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

The most beautiful aircraft ever built during that time

[@marksummers463]

It had great performance but I think the spitfire, the 109, the p51, or the p 38 were much better looking. Just my 2 cents.

[@Blackwolf-of5kx]

Laughs in B-17

[@josephdodgson1626]

@@marksummers463 Spitfire, any mark, gets my vote. For axis fighters, to me, nothing beats the a6m zero. I know it doesn't have the power of a fw190 but it was just such a perfect airplane. I quite like several of the Italian fighters too for looks but the FW190A is up there. I don't like the D, dora, version for looks as much for some reason.....

[@daveyboy6985]

What about the Russian yak 3

[@Snake-qm7ut]

Spitfire Mk

[@KatzeKatze-gv3vw]

The FW190, really was a sky' s German master piece.

[@slicetimbo9085]

Ein wunderschöner und schön klingender König der Lüfte. Deutsche Wertarbeit. Schönes Video und danke fürs posten 👍🏻

[@nigelterry9299]

Handsome machine and lovely to see flying.

[@P61guy61]

Incredible to see one fly. Thank you for posting.

[@benfromsk7740]

My all time favourite plane is the fw-190. Kurt tank should be given credit for the worlds first multi role fighter in my mind.

[@seriousgoat76]

the hawker typhoon was a lot better than the 190 in a dive and turning and the later models carried 4 hispanos.

[@benfromsk7740]

Its MAGIC the typhoon was not a multirole fighter, it was used as a ground attack aircraft after it was discovered it was a terrible dogfighter and had poor mid and high level performance. the typhoon was better in a dive, pending it didn't break apart. (do research on their tail problems). Also, the Typhoon pilot had to always be on oxygen as carbon monoxide would seep into the cockpit, this problem was never resolved. (bad, bad, bad design feature) Turning, different story. the FW-190 was a lot better at mid and high altitudes, below 10,000 feet they were about the same. Controls at high speed for the Typhoon were not pilot friendly, they were quite heavy, so it took a good pilot to fly it well. many called it a "beast" to fly. The FW-190 on the other hand had very light controls thanks to them being electrically assisted (the first fighter to feature this). the original typhoons equipped with 12 .303 MG's were withdrawn almost immediately in favor of the 4x20mm set up. FW-190's had a 4x20mm + 2x 7.92/13mm MG setup for many of the variants. www.warbird.info/#!hawker-typhoon/c193y The Typhoon was not a good fighter at all, which is why they were used almost exclusively as ground attack aircraft. around 3,000 were made during WWII and they are only credited with 249 air to air victories. to put that into perspective, there are individual FW-190 pilots with more victories than the entire RAF's typhoon pilots. it really comes into perspective when you look at the USAF's 'multirole' P-47 had over 3,700 air to air victories in Europe. the Typhoon was a specialized low altitude plane, it was originally designed as a high altitude bomber interceptor, which it was a failure at. (the wing was too thick and the design did not lend to high altitude performance of any kind, I don't know what the designer was thinking...) the P-47 on the other hand was a true multirole, like the FW-190 variants in that it performed well at all altitudes and for the tasks it was given. all that said, the Typhoon was a great ground attack aircraft and was invaluable for the allies and the Tempest later resolved many of the Typhoon's shortcomings.

[@antred11]

Ben Wieben Explain to me in what way the 190 was a multi-role fighter but the P-38 was not.

[@benfromsk7740]

antred11 never said anything about the P-38 not being multi role. the P-38 is not in the same classification of aircraft as the FW-190 or P-47 in that the P-38 is classed as a heavy fighter. The FW-190 and P-47 are classed as fighters. I could see you being nit-picky regarding perhaps that the P-38 prototype flew before the FW-190 prototype, too which I'd respond, the BF-110 which was designed for the same role as the P-38 (heavy fighter) first flew 3 years prior to the P-38 ever flying. The BF-110 was also multi-role and an all altitude aircraft as well.

[@antred11]

Ben Wieben "I could see you being nit-picky regarding perhaps that the P-38 prototype flew before the FW-190 prototype, too which I'd respond, the BF-110 which was designed for the same role as the P-38 (heavy fighter) first flew 3 years prior to the P-38 ever flying. The BF-110 was also multi-role and an all altitude aircraft as well." You _could_ do that, but it wouldn't help your claim regarding the 190 being the world's first multi-role fighter. :p

[@brucecollie7336]

All i can say Ive watched Frank Parker flying this beast up the Wairau valley over the top of my house irrespective of what motor is in it ( and its a ash) its one sound you never forget and it looks bloody nasty down low in beat ups

[@tayninh69]

What a beautiful sound, what a beautiful elegant looking airplane. Nice video.

[@frankatack385]

That is simply awesome. Kurt Tanks finest...!

[@choppy9er]

I hate to say it but I built this model 3 times when I was growing up.My all time favorite plane.She was so tough and beautiful.

[@stargazer1744]

Why do you hate to say it ? Nothing wrong with building the model.

[@billygillan821]

Truly one of the greatest planes,which truly shocked the British on there first encounter, brilliant video, just wish instead of seeing them on video I could see the real thing

[@calliejinx4675]

That plane looks lethal just sitting still

[@MrDaiseymay]

WHY ?

[@knightflightvideo]

Beautiful aircraft and display. Wish we had one of this FW-190 flying in Germany.

[@turkey0165]

Give up your socialist government of yours and taxation of your people and let free market and capitalism rule and you’ll have the money to build or restore Aircraft such as that! But you don’t want to give up that socialism do you and that Government healthcare and Government retirement Too Bad! 😆

[@mydogs9900]

​@@turkey0165 Vollidiot

[@mattrobinson4994]

Great video - love the sound of the 190, even if technically a different radial engine.

[@TheSirjohn2012]

I saw one at a airshow at Gillespie field back in 2015 and the city of elcajon was stunned seeing this for the first time ever.

[@traveller4790]

I love to see these old warbirds in flight!

[@speedflieger]

One of our finest!!!

[@A_Renaissance_Man]

I love flying the FW190, simulation of course. Much better than the Me109. However landing is very tricky, fast and brake, or slow with flaps and stop flying right above the runway.

[@MarsFKA]

Outstanding video, but doesn’t do justice to the sound of the aircraft. The FW was at the 2015 Omaka Classic Fighters air show and, on the Friday - practice day - was the first act after lunch. It was great while it lasted and the sound of the aircraft was pure magic. Then it landed and things went very pear-shaped. During the roll-out, it was hit by a sudden wind change and when the pilot applied the brakes, only the left side worked. One huge ground loop later, the aircraft was on its belly, with the undercarriage wrecked. They put it on a trailer and towed it away to the hangar. It can be repaired and will be back in the air eventually.

[@MarsFKA]

Update: It was back in the air for Classic Fighters Omaka 2019.

[@JoseAntonio-pb7nd]

Such a beautiful plane.

[@craigpennington1251]

Great video. This sucker is awesome. Love to fly one of these. He's very very fortunate to do so.

[@herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513]

Such a beautiful aircraft. I have a lot of models of the Würger 👌

[@debris8586]

FW-190 is so beautiful, that I will bult his model(1:10 will be enough ? ).

[@kameng12]

Six bomber pilots disliked this video

[@epicjulian99]

+Kamen G Six Bf-109 Pilots liked this video!

[@Aikaramba12]

Or 7 who thinks the soviet radial is shit

[@axaxaxaxaxaxa3341]

+AikarambaGaming that would be me

[@thethirdman225]

Are you serious?

[@juliannortheast2271]

Nine ju-87 stuka pilots also like this video

[@williampinchers]

Beautiful thanks for posting

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@psmiddx2096]

Amazing fighter, the ole Butcher Bird

[@dirkschlebusch-sp3hm]

FW 190 A6 with BMW 801 Engine (original) , FW 190 D9 with Jumo211 Engine (original) , TA 152 C with DB 603H (original) ..... Great Constructions . Extremely robust, agile, fast and heavily armed. The Luftwaffe's most versatile aircraft.

[@robertsr.249]

Live and in color ,,,,,The Butcher Bird . Awesome!!!

[@vitman2409]

I really like the FW190, it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter arm.

[@MatzeB111]

This machine is so fu...ing aggro - i love it!

[@pietroseven8228]

Im curious if somebody will built up La-5FN. The engines are still available.

[@Bradburger]

Very Nice! I think this is the first time I've seen one of the Flugwerk 190s aerobatted! Thanks for posting.

[@dirkschlebusch-sp3hm]

Flugwerk??? You mean "Focke Wulf" ;-)

[@stekarknugen9258]

Ah man, the Anton series. Perhaps not the best 190's built but certainly the sexiest

[@guntherzanutigh2679]

El mustang excelente avion, este foker le ganaba,veloz era, maniobra excelente, artillería, demás contaba, con coetheria

[@46FreddieMercury91]

what needs to be made is a Dornier Do17 replica. none exist today so it would be great to see one fly

[@FiveCentsPlease]

One Do-17 is now in restoration for museum display. (Well conservation not restoration so they aren't going to add new material. ) But it would be a unique opportunity to get accurate engineering measurements to build another example.

[@OgrabliatorKorovanov]

yep... and fly it over Guernica...

[@josipvrandecic2472]

Every pilot, no matter where he is, has fallen in love at first glance at Spitfire, and on the second glance over all other famous WWII fighters.

[@lyrasimo]

109 ftw than spit for me

[@alb707]

Hermoso y legendario caza de la Luftwaffe

[@RickMHobson]

I know the FW 190 Ds (inline engines) had those big paddle-like props made out of wood. Did this version also have wooden props?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Late war Fw190 were fitted with both wooden propellers and metal ones. The modern FlugWerk Fw190 replicas like the one in the video are using a new wood/composite propeller that looks original and is made by MT Propeller.

[@schubertjorg7428]

15 Swastika-Haters disliked this video. Nevertheless: It is a wonderful plane. Jörg from Germany

[@alexzander1839]

Schubert Jorg, it's a nice plane but the swastika is a different story.

[@robertsr.249]

@@alexzander1839 Its a Marking on the plane from that era , I’m sure no one is implying that it means anything other .It doesn’t even warrant a second glance ,

[@cosminogloocosy1154]

Respekt!

[@javaidhaider9289]

Swastika is an Aryan insignia. And is thousands of years old. The NAZI's used it for their purpose. It has been used by Indians having Aryan descent for millenniums. Seperate the insignia from the NAZIs.

[@steve21742]

that is so cool. thanks for posting

[@luftfahrtmuseumlaatzen-han2170]

Hello, we would like to show the video in our aviation museum Laatzen-Hannover. May we use the video and show it to the visitors? Is that possible? Greetings Ulli Schulz

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Email us more details to: [e-mail]

[@javaidhaider9289]

Enthralling video. The plane was so effective that, I believe Churchill gave specific orders that all its production facilities be bombed and destroyed. Consequently, the FW 190s were assembled in forest areas under the cover of trees. I think they should make these planes once again, this time for flying enthusiasts.

[@ethnikLSD]

One of the best looking plane ever !

[@markcanning8352]

Beautiful war bird, probably the best in WW2 👍 🇮🇪

[@PaddyPatrone]

just a wonderfull aircraft !

[@ratelmike8825]

What a beauty....my favourite German fighter plane.

[@hazed1009]

Do you think youll ever ship her to the uk to fly at Duxford airshow? Id love to witness this beauty in person.

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

I think it's unlikely. At least until the current owner decides to sell.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@HistAvFilmUnit One of the Flugwerk Fw-190s was in the UK for many years and was not given a permit to fly by the CAA authorities. I think that was because of the structural changes by Flugwerk and strict rules of meeting the type specification. That Flugwerk was sold and is now in Germany. I think the late Marc Mathis flew the French-registered F-AZZJ in UK airshows until it was written off. Perhaps another Flugwerk can cross the channel from Germany one day. There was a Fw-190F-8 project in the UK years ago, but they ran out of money and I don't know the status.

[@TheIkaros69]

Butcher-Bird .... awesome !

[@mael-strom9707]

At the end of the clip, even the birds are chirping in approval. 🤩😁

[@dieterdt6753]

What's the elevation on top of the engine near the pilot's canopy? Is that a gun modification? I have never seen it on a 190 before!

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Not sure sorry.

[@RailsOfTheSouthProductions]

Dieter D2 it's where they hold the 13.2 mm machine guns. Earlier versions before the A8 had 7.92 mm machine guns, so it didn't need the buldges

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Dieter D2 On the FlugWerk Fw-190 replicas, there is an oil cooler for the ASh engine in place of the guns. You see the intake for the oil cooler, with an adjustable air flow. No guns are installed. I don't think FlugWerk ever fully sorted out the oil cooling on the replicas.

[@still_guns]

Is this a new build 190 with the Ash-82, or an original with BMW 801?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

BMWM3GTRLOVER New-build Flugwerk with the ASh-82.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Would that still be using the original motor servo controlled aileron system today?

[@dirkschlebusch-sp3hm]

But the name "Butcher Bird" has a different origin than most people think. Fighter-bomber squadrons were called "Schlachtflieger" in German, shortening as "Schlächter" or "Butcher" in English. In addition to its role as an interceptor, the FW 190 A6 was also used as a low-flying ground attack aircraft with bombs. That's actually where the name "Schlachtvogel" - Butcher Bird came from. The term "Schlacht" comes from :Schlachtfeld "- Battlefield . As a synonym, the term "Schlachtfeld" stands for slaughter in combat. (This is not a glorification, but a simple statement of what is happening on a battlefield. A senseless slaughter). It is difficult to translate into English because it is typical of the German language to use one word for many terms that describes the actual event.

[@duggiebader1798]

A relative of mine never fought this aircraft. But he did help drop a belly full of high explosives on top of the factory. Or at least on the city where the factory/ workers lived. WW2 high level nochternal bombing accuracy wasn't brilliant, much to the suffering of Europe's civilians. War is shit.

[@richardjoganah1871]

The lovely fw -190 is my favorite world war 2 aircraft of all time ☺

[@erics9487]

Richard Joganah Amen. love them all. But, prefer the Dora, and Ta variants.

[@cree8k]

The Dora, hands down!

[@flyingcatsofthesalishsea.]

WWWOOWWWW! awesome! Thanks for the upload!

[@zbigniewkozlowski2749]

How the pilot is able to see the runway during taxing and taking off ? REGARDS Ziggy Canada

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

When taxing he has to weave left and right. When taking off he has to look left and right until the nose comes up.

[@zbigniewkozlowski2749]

@@HistAvFilmUnit Thanks 4 the explanation however it would be not easy to do it on narrow tarmac , just 4 bold & experienced , th again Zbyszek

[@robertmoulton2656]

I NEED one of these 😀 This is one of the new ones right?

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Yes, one of the new ones.

[@culturedape6087]

Beautiful machine. I didn’t see any butchering going on, just a 190 doing loops.

[@mattrobinson4994]

Are these radial engines relatively low maintenance compared to an Me109 or Mustang?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Matt Robinson There different service intervals for each engine. For the Merlin engine, it has been used continuously since the war and has had many improvements which increased the service interval to over 700 hours. If the engine is used heavily in aggressive air show flying, it may new overhaul sooner than 700 hours. The Me-109 engine is the same as the wartime specs with service items required every 100, 200, and 600 hours, which on a rare engine with few parts available can get very expensive. Perhaps over time the Me-109 engines will see improvements also. I think is is roughly similar to the BMW radial engine. However, the ASh-82 radial used on the replicas was still in production until the 1970s and I think the newer TBO overhaul hours is up to 1200 hours now..

[@sam8alex12]

Well worth watching, very enjoyable .

[@saburusakai]

Impressive as hell. I'm amazed that they've actually been able to restore some FWs to flying condition. I gotta go to NZ someday. Some really good video work to. I spent a couple of decades shooting stills at airshows, but there are very few within an affordable distance for me anymore. Great cam work though.

[@WrUSasu]

It is no restoration but a totally new aircraft, the N in A8/N stands for Nachbau or replica in english. There are some A8/N's from Flugwerk in the US and the original one is at the FHC.

[@saburusakai]

WrUSasu well damn, sure fooled me. Some nice work. Thanx.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

saburu sakai The Flugwerk Fw190s was an interesting aviation project to build Fw190 replicas and offer them to buyers in semi-kit form. They are patterned after the A-8 but a few changes were made, including adapting the aircraft to an affordable Russian/Chinese engine to replace the very rare BMWs. Kit form allowed a lower purchase cost and lower insurance costs for the buyers, who have to complete much of the wiring, plumbing, controls, avionics, and final assembly. The project initially started with 12 new Fw190s, but increased production to 21 airframes. Only a few are currently flying and the entire project and inventory were sold off recently. They are not 100% accurate, but are as close as owners can get without finding a rare genuine example to restore. There is currently only ONE original Fw190 in flying condition in the US, with another flying original just a few years from complete.

[@saburusakai]

FiveCentsPlease thanx for that info. I did not know that the kits were that popular, or were totally new AC. The BMW engine sure as blazes is not practical to maintain. I hope I get to see one fly sometime.

[@scootergeorge9576]

Where did the name "Butcher Bird" originate? I do not believe it was the Luftwaffe.

[@Romes944]

Gorgeous airplane!

[@mikeyskitchenfoodporn1171]

To me the FW190 is one of the most deceptive aircraft of the the war. It's almost throw back technology in design compared to other German and American design throw most off to what is just an incredible little fighter/interceptor. It just seems to turn inside itself on full bank and climbs effortlessly into split S.

[@seriousgoat76]

it was used as a bomber interceptor 4 mg151's could tear any bomber up in seconds.

[@mikeyskitchenfoodporn1171]

Aptly earning the "Butcher Bird" nick name.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Its engine was fantastically advanced for its time. It had an automatic control system (basically a mechanical computer) which regulated boost pressure, propeller pitch, fuel mixture, ignition timing and managed the supercharger gear changes in order to reduce pilot workload. It was a true single control engine.

[@megatwingo]

Amazing aircraft well filmed and edited. Thumbs up! :) Greetings Mega

[@pesonen205]

Good comment,but,what We had -39 Winter War?? t.hannu

[@charliehill995]

A Plus! Thanks for posting. Beautiful aircraft.

[@wesleymccurtain166]

In fact, this particular war bird always reminded me of the F-8-f Bearcat by Grumman.

[@chaosbreaker657]

When you think about, they almost look similar. Not that I'm complaining though, they look mighty excellent.

[@59jaguar]

Cool. What year is the plane?

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

1942

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Roger Thornhill Flugwerk replica, constructed in 2004 with serial number 990001. One of twenty-one replica series, but not all have been fully constructed to flying status. There are only about eight or nine of them that have been finished flown by customers so far.

[@adrianmcroberts4936]

this so much looks like New Zealand air base Wanaka or Blenheim ?

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim

[@guntherzanutigh2679]

Para los alemanes era el cobra. Velocidad, 799km por hora,el nariz larga

[@AraujoArts]

the best airplane of the second war !

[@OgrabliatorKorovanov]

in the end it was "owned" by mustangs,thunderbolts and spitfires... even soviet la-7 outperformed it.

[@stix_0910]

that depends on the model , it was one of the top dogs for a while. spitfire has for example has well over 20 variations (from 1940-1945). you can't compare any plane unless u look at what variation it was. There was no "best plane". stop trolling.

[@rudymakina5502]

262? maybe the best piston plane

[@debris8586]

@@stix_0910 Korovanow(not You) has right,The best spitfire was much weaker than focke wulf.At the end of war fw has about twoo thousand horse power(it was rekord)This engine was double star-made by bmw!(car factory).

[@turkey0165]

Best single engine piston fighter of a World War Two was the P-51 Mustang! When the Germans saw mustangs they jettison their canopies and bailed! Sorry Fritz! 😆

[@scheerlon]

why do so many pilots leave their canopy open for taxi? already seen that so many times. or is there just no specific reason. thx!

[@firstdenofearth]

For a better view around the noise and there is no air conditioning.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

With poor forward visibility for these aircraft types on the ground, pilots have to look out side-to-side during taxi to stay on the paved surfaces. It's called S-turning and you can also find WW2 pictures of helpers sitting on the wings to aid the pilot. And also, the cockpit can get hot on a warm day.

[@scheerlon]

It sounds obviously now reading that :) Thanks for your reply!

[@ripmax333]

Is this with the original engine?

[@HistAvFilmUnit]

No, this aircraft uses a Russian AsH radial.

[@TheRedQueen13]

could you use a ww2 fighter to travel across the U.S. from airport to airport ?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Yes, but most owners do not conduct many cross-country flights due to the wear and tear on the aircraft. Engine overhauls and fuel consumption are VERY expensive for the WW2 aircraft. Major flying museums such as the CAF and Collings Foundation do travel with their aircraft across the US every year.

[@carlgreisheimer8701]

Amazing how it takes off ands on grass.

[@davidholmes3530]

Is this a BMW 801 or r2800?

[@1a2b3c4d5e6f576]

Wonderful...

[@wesleymccurtain166]

The Me-109 is sexier looking, but I have heard this was a great aircraft for reliability and performance!

[@chaosbreaker657]

The 109 was the high-performance racehorse of the Luftwaffe, while the 190 was the rugged and reliable workhorse. Both have their merits, but I'd lean more on the 190. There's a video briefly showing that German ace Gunther Rall comparing the 109 and the 190. It's here somewhere in KZbin.

[@ItsACamellia]

Very nice aircraft, shame this one keeps having issues... First the gear failed to come down (the pilot eventually got it down luckily) A day later it shed a cooling blade and was grounded (I still saw it fly though.) And now it had a brake failure and ground-looped (prop wrecked and a whell broke off)

[@juliannortheast2271]

I like the video of this fw190

[@noelmintern6133]

I find the engine sounds very much like a WW1 radial.I would have thought by WW2 the engine would have a faster sound to it.Still,I like the throaty rasp it makes...

[@TheHorsenation]

Noel Mintern the engine is not original in this plane. it's a soviet engine, not a german. maybe you hear that. lol

[@krugmeister7301]

...Like to see a Me 262 rip apart a Mustang too..!.

[@roteroktober360]

***** haha you totally rekt him xD

[@krugmeister7301]

...How about The Ta 152 vs the Mustang..?

[@roteroktober360]

+Carlos Krueger FW 190s were effective against bombers due to the high caliber armament, but in 1v1 the mustang might be able to win more easily

[@krugmeister7301]

An awesome fighter it was...I have the model of the Ta -152...Lovely aircraft...

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Galland describes flying the Me 262 through enemy (allied) fighters was like they were balloons hanging in the air lol.

[@runner4life1984]

The "Butcher Bird" as the U.S. And Brits called them. Many planes lost to the guns/cannons of the 190 until the P-51 Mustangs turned the tide. Glad many are still around by being restored or custom built to show our future generations. WW2 is becoming a neglected subject in our schools here in U.S as we dwelled more on our Civil War. Flying history are these planes :)

[@patrickhultin9998]

runner4life1984 P-51 turn the tide? No. :) The Spitfire IX was a good encounter to the fw-s from 1942 way before the mustangs.

[@rampking1]

+Balázs Jávor Look up how many Spitfires were lost to F-w-190 at the Dieppe disaster in 1942. Except for recon models, the Spitfire had no range.

[@patrickhultin9998]

Yeah, they were lost because the 190 were superior to the mk V. But weren't superior to the mk IX.

[@richardbushey2666]

@@rampking1 , exactly. The FW 190 outclassed the Spitfire V in nearly all flight peramators . The D Dora version was as good or better than the P-51 Mustang according to german pilots who flew them.

[@mithrandir1313]

Beautiful... and Bad Ass!!

[@DuVey64]

She's a beaut

[@MrSTAdventures]

Very nice

[@Maggifix2]

Best fighter ever ...

[@patrickhultin9998]

Christian Mueller Just one of the best, not the best.

[@bobbiggley6992]

The sound is awesome..like good music!

[@glaw3814]

It's good to see World War II aircraft with their original historical markings .👍

[@rjwintl]

BMW made the original engines !!!

[@wikinger844]

+Robert Walters darum würger :)

[@wikinger844]

+Robert Walters und bevor was sagst is der Spitzname

[@thethirdman225]

Robert Walters You try finding one today. There aren’t any. Besides, the ASh-82 is more reliable and less prone to catching fire.

[@DerTrabant601]

Great Sound !!

[@eddygroen6464]

nice

[@andrewward9601]

I didn't even know NZ had a FW190?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Andrew Ward It's a Flugwerk replica. I think NZ has two of the replicas now, but one may still be under repairs after an accident.

[@andrewward9601]

FiveCentsPlease I was just wondering if it was a replica, not a bad one either, I like it....

[@yowaddup102]

i want one

[@dichebach]

Wow. NiCE landing!

[@tobycorbett3136]

That's no what you would be saying.If you were at the 2015 Omaka classic fighters.