![]() In 1937 the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Reichs Air Ministry) issued a contract to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau (Focke-Wulf Airplane Company) for a single-engined fighter to supplement the Messerschmitt Bf 109 then entering service as the standard Luftwaffe day fighter. It now appears as it did while serving with SG 2 in 1944. Its 1980-83 restoration revealed a succession of color schemes. After Germany's surrender it was shipped to Freeman Field, Indiana, then transferred to the Smithsonian in 1949. ![]() During 1944 it was remanufactured as a fighter-bomber and issued to ground attack unit SG 2. This Fw 190 F-8 was originally manufactured as an Fw 190 A-7 fighter. Some served as fighter-bombers with ground attack units, but the Fw 190 is best known for defending against Allied daylight bombing attacks. It was the only German single-seat fighter powered by a radial engine and the only fighter of the war with electrically operated landing gear and flaps. Nicknamed the Würger (Butcher Bird), the Fw 190 entered service in 1941 and flew throughout World War II on all fronts. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. ![]() IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. ![]() Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. ![]()
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