MAQUETTE À MONTER - Focke-Wulf Fw 189 A Expert Series MPM Production | N° 48030 | 1:48

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This unusual reconnaissance airplane was developed and manufactured by the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH in the thirties. The first prototype made its maiden flight in July 1938 and pre-production series Fw 189 A-0 was delivered in September 1940. Production continued until the August 1944 and some machines were produced in the Czech Aero company as well as in French factories at Bordeaux-Merignac. Ground attack and training versions were also developed. From 1941 the plane was known by the Allies as the Flying Eye. The Fw 189 A series proved to possess just the right attributes of performance, ability to use short unpaved airstrips, outstanding manoeuvrability and ruggedness. The Fw 189A went into service with reconnaissance and operational support units. These excellent aircraft served also with the Slovakian, Hungarian and Rumanian air forces. One Fw 189 is now in collection of the British pilot Jim Pearce. The plane (W.Nr. 2100), V7+1H of the army reconnaissance unit 1./(H) 32 was serving in Northern Finland during the war. On May 4, 1943 it was shot down by Russian fighters and was forced to crash landing. The only survivor was pilot Uffz. Lothar Mothes. In the early nineties the plane was sold from Russia to England. Some parts were sent to the Czech Republic for repairs. Its former pilot Lothar Mothes visited the plane in England. Specification of Fw 189A: two Argus As 410 A-1 engines - 465 hp, span 18.4 m, wing area 38 m2, length 12.03 m, height 3.1 m, flying weight 3950 kg, maximum speed 350 km/h, ceiling 7300 m, max. flying range 670 km.

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