Focke – Wulff FW-190F – the German fighter

The Focke – Wulf FW – 190, along with the Messerschmitt Bf – 109, was one of the most widely used German fighters of World War II. Design began in 1938; the first prototype took to the air in June 1939. The serial FW – 190A – 1 fighters began to be delivered to units in July 1941 and immediately became a serious headache for the Allies. In total, over 20 thousand copies of this aircraft in many versions were produced. In 1942 the Luftwaffe decided, that the FW-190 should be adapted to perform the functions of an attack aircraft. This is how the FW-190F version appeared, which was based on the FW-190A-4 version of the airframe. The aircraft received additional armor to protect against fire from the ground, and due to the increased weight, the armament was reduced. The F-8 version began to be supplied to units in the autumn of 1944 and was built on the basis of the A-8 version with a BMW 801D-2 engine, adapted for flights at low altitudes.

A small and compact model of a small fighter, quite well designed for those times and moderately detailed, intended for truly "little modelers". The entire exterior of the aircraft is well detailed, the cockpit equipment is not detailed, the landing gear is minimally detailed, its niches are also not detailed, there are details of the hanging armament (one bomb). There are no color reserves, the textual instructions are considerable, quite detailed and informative in Polish, the graphical ones are perhaps a bit too small, but sufficient for gluing the model. Antiquarian publication.