Focke-Wulf,FW-190 Luftwaffe World War I Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial piston engine

Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial piston engine

and installing new horizontal stabilizers

and crew chief

utilized for fleet coverage

when no other bomber could be found

Focke-Wulf,FW-190 Luftwaffe World War I Whitney R-1340-AN-1 radial piston engineFW 190 Luftwaffe German fighter model airplane. The Fw 190 was one of the greatest fighters of WWII. Designed by Dr. Kurt Tank, it built as a sturdy fighter interceptor to augment the Messerschmitt Bf 109. It made its first flight on June 1, 1939 and first saw combat over northwestern France in September 1941. The early Fw 190A's were superior to the Spitfire Mk. V. This development spurred the continuing evolution of the Spitfire with ever more