NARRATIVE

When it was first introduced in August 1941, the FW-190 quickly proved to be superior in all but turn radius to the Royal Air Force (RAF) front-line fighter, the Spitfire Mk. V variant. The FW 190 made its air combat debut on the Eastern Front much later, in December of 1942. The FW made a significant impact seeing service as a fighter and fighter-bomber. The fighter and its pilots proved just as capable as the BF 109 in aerial combat, and in the opinion of German pilots who had flown both fighters, the FW 190 presented increased firepower and maneuverability at low to medium altitude. 

SPECIFIC HISTORY

The Collection's Focke-Wulf 190 A8 is a replica built by FlugWerk of Germany. It was one of several new reproductions that were built from the ground up, using many original dies, plans and other information from the war. Originally housed at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Focke-Wulf was aquired by the Erickson Aircraft Collection in 2013.