Focke Wulf Fw 190 vol. II. (reissue)

The second part of the monograph on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 concentrates on the operational history of the fighter units flying this type. Starting with the combat debut over the North Sea and English Channel, the book descibes the activities of Fw 190s in comparison with the British Spitfire fighter and the initial dominance of the Focke-Wulfs over their opponents. Afterwards, features the actions over the Western Front, including the Defense of the Reich and heavy battles against U.S. four-engined bombers. The operations on the Eastern Front and in North Africa and Italy are also covered. The author uncoveres the fates of particular fighter units as well as individual pilots who fought in them.
English & Polish text, 128 pages, 171 photos (many previously unpublished), 8 sheets of aircraft’s manual reprints with detailed views of the construction and armament, 11 pages of colour charts with 24 examples of camouflage schemes.
Free decal sheet with 1:32, 1:48 and 1:72 individual markings for 7 schemes:
Fw 190 A-8, ‘Black 11’, flown by Lt. Günther Heym of Stab/JG 51, Zichenau, Poland, summer/autumn 1944,
Fw 190 A-2, W.Nr. 20206, ‘Black Chevron’, flown by Fw. Walter Grünlinger of Stab III./JG 26, France, 1942,
Fw 190 A-5, ‘White 8’ of IV./JG 51, Eastern Front, summer 1943,
Fw 190 A-8, ‘White 16’ of 13./JG 54, France, summer 1944,
Fw 190 A-8, ‘Black 9’ of II./JG 301, Germany, spring 1945,
Fw 190 A-5, W.Nr. 2700, ‘Black 8’ of 2./JG 11, Husum (Germany), summer 1943,
Fw 190 A-8/R2, ‘White 14’, flown by Uffz. Oskar Bösch of Sturmstaffel 1, Salzwedel (Germany), February 1944.