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FOCKE-WOLF FW 190

PHOTOS BY MARK RITTINGER A MEAN-LOOKING ELECTRIC BUTCHER BIRD Ready to do battle, the Fw 190 looks great all decked out in your favorite paint scheme. The ìButcher Bird from Bremen,î as the Focke-Wulf 190 was known, was conceived by designer Kurt Tank, an engineer who worked for Willy Messer-schmitt at Bayrische Flugzeugwerke AG (Bf) until the company declared bankruptcy. Tank was hired by Focke-Wulf, and the rest is history. Like many Focke-Wulf aircraft, the...

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