Tamiya 61041 - 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9  [61041]

With regards to the Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9Following the effective entry the Focke-Wulf Fw190A number of fighter aircraft regarding English channel through the autumn of 1941, the German RLM asked for thin air variation to match the fighter fleet, and three tasks had been started. The Fw 190B utilized the B.M.W. 801 turbosupercharged radial motor and a pressurized cockpit, maybe not a lot of these had been built.

The Fw190C was running on a 1,750hp Daimler Benz DB603A in-line motor, which three prototypes have already been built. The following nothing task was at fact based on the Focke Wulf Fw190A airframe and running on a Junkers motor. The fuselage was lengthened to permit the V-12 cylinder, fluid cooled, 1,750hp Jumo 213 engine, and made its initial journey through winter of 1941 - 42. Five further prototypes are produced, plus little batch of Fw 190 D-Os was in reality finished from standard manufacturing Fw 190A-7 airframes. These pre-production aircraft was followed by the Fw190 D-2 through D-8 designations.

The Fw 190D-9 started manufacturing in June 1944, with very early variants obtaining the flat topped canopy, and from W. Nr. 210002 onwards obtaining the Galland bonnet (blown canopy). It went into combat utilising the III/JG 54 "Grunherz" (Green Hearts) in September 1944, at Achmer, Germany, as top cover the newest Messerschmitt Me262 Jet fighters then entering solution.

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