Long Nose FW.190?

[JDCAVE]

I note an entry in the 11-Group ORB (AIR 25/196) for 25-March-1945 for RAMROD 1515 for 11 Mustang Squadrons to escort 275 Lancasters to Hanover. Dad was on this operation. There is a note that:

"8 Long-nosed F.W. 190'S and 1 M.E. 262 were sighted at 25/26,000 ft on the return journey STEINHUDER LAKE area (West of Hanover) and these aircraft dived on the rear of the bombers--they were chased by a section of 165 Squadron, but could not be engaged. The bombers were undamaged but one bomber is missing due to Flak."
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How common were Long-nosed F.W. 190's?

March 25, 1945 Target Hanover - Google My Maps

March 25, 1945 Target Hanover

www.google.com

Jim

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[GrauGeist]

The D-9s started appearing late in 1944, but they weren't really used to intercept bomber but rather engaging Allied fighters.

They weren't all that common, but there were quite a few encounters in the last months of the war.

 

[RCMike_CHS]

I note an entry in the 11-Group ORB (AIR 25/196) for 25-March-1945 for RAMROD 1515 for 11 Mustang Squadrons to escort 275 Lancasters to Hanover. Dad was on this operation. There is a note that:

"8 Long-nosed F.W. 190'S and 1 M.E. 262 were sighted at 25/26,000 ft on the return journey STEINHUDER LAKE area (West of Hanover) and these aircraft dived on the rear of the bombers--they were chased by a section of 165 Squadron, but could not be engaged. The bombers were undamaged but one bomber is missing due to Flak."
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How common were Long-nosed F.W. 190's?

March 25, 1945 Target Hanover - Google My Maps

March 25, 1945 Target Hanover

www.google.com

JimView attachment 702000

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1800+ made

List of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 variants - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Denniss]

Nope, 1450 across all D-series variants. that book used in en wiki as ref is obviously wrong. Many authors made the mistake of accounting for all Werknummer ranges without knowing if those were all produced. Some airframes were destroyed in the production line or before acceptance thus unlikely to be accounted for.

 

[Bozothenutter]

Would their proximity to the 262 mean they were its cover?
Dora's were used in that role weren't they?

 

[GrauGeist]

Would their proximity to the 262 mean they were its cover?
Dora's were used in that role weren't they?

Some Fw190D-9s were used as protection for the Me262's landing cycle, like the small group attached to JV44 and were typically Staffel strength (roughly 12 aircraft).