FW-200 C-1 Condor

[Stas1234]

There may be a couple of reasons for that. There are the artist's artworks of planes that pics of can't be found. See below. Often these visions base on images of the other planes of the particular squadron that can be found. In the other hand the existed pics could be taken at the different time periods. Although showing the same aircraft these may differ from just with such details.

The artwork I found via the net ... shows the F8+AH Condor. Please notice that the underwing "A" letter is of the white while the one in the profile you posted above is of the black. What is more the victory marking on the fin is presented although it is of the different lauout if comparing to the one you posted. Additionally please pay your attenton to the plane nose tip with a kind of a name applied.

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the source: Focke-Wulf Fw 200C Condor 1./KG40 (F8+GH) Bordeaux 1940

Aircraft with similar coloring. Is the white part pure metal or is it paint?

 

[Wurger]

The Lufthansa ( DLH ) Condors were of the silver ( aluminium ) paint with the black elemants usually. The band on the tail with the swastika was of the red with the white disk.

the source:

https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/scherl/focke-wulf-fw-200-condor-1939/photograph/asset/5172332

Der Kreis schließt sich… – Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

 

[Stas1234]

The Lufthansa ( DLH ) Condors were of the silver ( aluminium ) paint with the black elemants usually. The band on the tail with the swastika was of the red with the white disk.

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the source:

https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/scherl/focke-wulf-fw-200-condor-1939/photograph/asset/5172332

Der Kreis schließt sich… – Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

So these parts weren't painted? Is it pure metal?

 

[Wurger]

So these parts weren't painted? Is it pure metal?

Judging by all images of the civilian Condors it wasn't of the pure metal but it was overlaid with the aluminium paint . If it would be of the natural metal finish there would be noticed the plates of the aircraft covering and the rivet lines.

the source:

Summary – Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

 

[Stas1234]

Judging by all images of the civilian Condors it wasn't of the pure metal but it was overlaid with the aluminium paint . If it would be of the natural metal finish there would be noticed the plates of the aircraft covering and the rivet lines.

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the source:

Summary – Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

Were these planes all metal or did they also have fabric covering on the wings and tail?

 

[Wurger]

Were these planes all metal or did they also have fabric covering on the wings and tail?

Yes. The planes were all metal and they had the fabric covered parts on the wings and tail. The nose cone was of the wood.

 

[Stas1234]

Yes. The planes were all metal and they had the fabric covered parts on the wings and tail. The nose cone was of the wood.

This is what I got
Я действительно не понял, какого цвета были эти полоски.
By the way, Wurger. Do you know the history of this B-ACON aircraft?

 

[Shortround6]

The Silver and Black seems to have been standard Lufthansa color scheme/livery

The Hindenburg had been coated with aluminized paint/dope.

 

[Wurger]

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This is what I got

Looking great. However let me correct a couple of points .... the D-ACON was the civil plane. So there weren't the top front cupola/turret and the back gunner station with the canopy. What is more the civilian Condors didn't have the fuselage belly nacelle.These were used for the military versions only. Also the swastika was painted on the white disk. You forgot it to add. Please have a look at my post #164 above with the D-ACON and D-AETA and you can get what I meant. A note though . Although it might seem the D-AETA had already the red band and the white disk applied but no the swastkia yet, it is a post-war censorship. They removed the swastika due to the Law rules. Here below you may see the similar pic of the D-ACON. Anyway the disk was of the white colour.

the source: Fw 200 "Condor" im Flug – Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

By the way, Wurger. Do you know the history of this B-ACON aircraft?

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 S-1 D-ACON ....

She was the prototype Condor, designated Fw 200 V1, Werk-Nr. 2000. It had first flown at Neulander Feld, site of the Focke-Wulf plant in Bremen, Germany, 27 July 1937. The test pilot was Kurt Waldemar Tank, an aeronautical engineer and the airplane's designer. On 10–11 August 1938 made a Berlin–New York transatlantic flight. The D-ACON, flew from Berlin, Germany, to Tokyo, Japan, to demonstrate the long-distance capabilities of the new civil airliner on 28–30 November 1938. On 6 December 1938, while on approach to Manila, capital city of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, all four of D-ACON's engines stopped. Unable to reach the airfield, the Condor was ditched in Manila Bay. All aboard were quickly rescued. The cause of the engines failing was fuel starvation. One source states that the crew had selected the wrong tanks. Another source says that a fuel line had broken. A third cites a fuel pump failure. The wreck of the first Condor was recovered, however, the airplane was damaged beyond repair and was scrapped.

the info source: D-ACON | This Day in Aviation

Я действительно не понял, какого цвета были эти полоски.

Какие полосы?

 

[Stas1234]

Да. Самолеты были полностью металлические, часть крыльев и хвоста были обтянуты тканью. Носовой обтекатель был из дерева.

Выглядит отлично. Однако позвольте мне исправить пару моментов... D-ACON был гражданским самолетом. Поэтому не было верхней передней башенки/турели и заднего места стрелка с фонарем. Более того, у гражданских Condor не было нижней гондолы фюзеляжа. Они использовались только для военных версий. Также свастика была нарисована на белом диске. Вы забыли это добавить. Пожалуйста, посмотрите мой пост № 164 выше с D-ACON и D-AETA, и вы поймете, что я имел в виду. Однако примечание. Хотя может показаться, что у D-AETA уже была красная полоса и белый диск, но еще не было свастки, это послевоенная цензура. Они удалили свастику из-за правил закона. Здесь ниже вы можете увидеть похожую фотографию D-ACON. В любом случае, диск был белого цвета.

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источник: Fw 200 «Кондор» им Флюг – Фокке-Вульф Fw 200 «Кондор»



Фокке-Вульф Fw 200 S-1 D-ACON....



источник информации: D-ACON | Этот день в авиации



Какие полосы?

Знаете, что там написано?

 

[Wurger]

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Знаете, что там написано?

The pic was taken when the D-ACON came at the Floyd-Bennett airport, hangar no.4, New York, Long Island . The inscription is ....

4 City of New York ... Dept of Docks 4
Floyd Bennett Field

the source: the net.

 

[Wurger]

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Знаете, что там написано?

Oh sorry I didn't noticed tha red marked text in the pic you posted above. I couldn't find a shot of enough good quality but I think it is the ... Fw 200 Werk. Nr. 2000

Also please notice the inscription was on both sides of the fin root. The next difference between the civilian and the military Condors are the tips of the horizontal stabilizator and elevators.

 

[Stas1234]

Do you know anything about the F8+BW coloring? Instead of broken figures and it has some spots

 

[Wurger]

Do you know anything about the F8+BW coloring? Instead of broken figures and it has some spots
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The standard camouflage of RLM 72/73 colours at the tops and the RLM 65 on undersides. The additional spots look like freshly supplementation of the dark green paint there because of repearing or cleaning the areas with a rag soaked with a thinner for instance. Generally the camouflage seems to be faded slightly.

the source: Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-1 Condor 12./KG40 (F8+BW) Staffelkapitan Edmund Daser Bordeaux 1940

 

[Stas1234]

The standard camouflage of RLM 72/73 colours at the tops and the RLM 65 on undersides. The additional spots look like freshly supplementation of the dark green paint there because of repearing or cleaning the areas with a rag soaked with a thinner for instance. Generally the camouflage seems to be faded slightly.



the source: Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-1 Condor 12./KG40 (F8+BW) Staffelkapitan Edmund Daser Bordeaux 1940

Vurger, is there a name for those people who restored Condor? Is it some kind of company? Or do they have a team name?

 

[Wurger]

Vurger, is there a name for those people who restored Condor? Is it some kind of company? Or do they have a team name?

I'm sure there is the name. But I don't know that one. The reconstruction work on the Fw 200 picked up from a Norwegian fjord near Trondheim was done on behalf of the German Museum of Technology in Berlin.The most of the work for the restoration was done by the workers of the Airbus factory in Brema. Also the Lufthansa Technik plant in Hamburg and the Rolls-Royce Deutschland plant in Oberursel paticipated in the job.

Here is the link to their site ....

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor" – Die Restaurierung der legendären "Condor" in Bremen

 

[Stas1234]

What kind of hatch is this?

 

[Wurger]

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What kind of hatch is this?

The cargo door.

 

[Stas1234]

The cargo door.

Was it on all Condors or just on passenger ones?

 

[Wurger]

Was it on all Condors or just on passenger ones?

It looks like the doors were on the civilian variant only. The military ones had the side gun stations there.

the pic source: the net.