![]() ![]() 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. ![]() 1944 Summary Nicknamed the Würger (Butcher Bird), the Fw 190 entered service in 1941 and flew throughout World War II on all fronts. Physical Description Single engine, single seat, ground support fighter, ca. Object Details Manufacturer Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau G.m.b.H. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]()
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