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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Aces of the Western Front

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aircraft of the Aces - World War II - Axis

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Product Info

Title
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Aces of the Western Front
Publisher
Category
Author
John Weal
Publish Year
1996
Pages
100
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397745
MFG. Part #
OSPACE006
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE006

Description

The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment it appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II./JG 26. A nimble, speedy and well-armed adversary, the ‘Butcher Bird’ quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude. Led by Experten of the calibre of 'Pips' Priller, Heinz Bar and Walter Oesau, the handful of Fw 190-equipped Jagdgeschwader flew against overwhelming odds, firstly on the Channel coast, and then in direct defence of the Reich when the Jagdflieger took on the might of the USAAF’s Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. This is their story.