AIRFIX A01020A – Focke Wulf Fw190A-8 – 1:72

AIRFIX A01020A – Focke Wulf Fw190A-8

Variants

• A  – Focke Wulf Fw190 A8 ‘White 3’ Aircraft flown by Feldwebel Martin Ullmann, 9./JG5 “Eismeer”, Herdla, Norway, May 1945.

Specifications

• 1:72 scale – Length 125mm – Width 145mm
• Skill level 1 of 4 – 53 parts
• 1 x Airfix Flying Hours

Kit Features

• Plastic model kit,
• Instruction sheet,
• Paint layout sheet and decals.

Paints (Can be added in the shopping basket)

Humbrol or alternative paints recommended for basic painting

• A – 11, 31, 33, 34, 53, 60, 85, 241, 245, 246, 247.
• Pilot – 24, 61, 106, 121.

History

First flying in 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw190 proved to be an immediate threat to RAF fighters when introduced in late 1941, being faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spitfire V then in service. This A-8 version was the most numerous and heavily armed variant, which entered service in 1944, as an attempt to stop the Allied daylight raids. However, by then the new Allied fighters had begun to outclass it.