Recommendations on Books Covering the History of the FW-190

[contrails16]

I would like to think that I have a decent amount of knowledge surrounding this plane, it's my favorite German fighter of the war. I would like to increase my knowledge even more though, does anybody have a recommendation on a book(s) that covers operational history of the plane as well as technical specifications? Thank you

 

[fubar57]

I think this series will fill the bill...if you can afford it

 

[contrails16]

I think this series will fill the bill...if you can afford it

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Looks like Crécy publishing in the UK will be doing a reprint in November of 2020 thanks for the lead on this awesome title

 

[MIflyer]

1.. FW-190, Workhorse of the Luftwaffe , 9th in a series of books on Smithsonian aircraft
2. The History of German Aviation Kurt Tank Focke-Wulf's Designer and Test Pilot (new book, just got it and have not read it, Available for $9.95 from Hamiltonbook)
3. FW-190 The Early Years (Do not have it. Available for $13.95 from Hamiltonbook)
4.. Avweek article from WWII (Page 1 and 2 attached)

Profile Publications on FW-190A and FW-190D available for free off the Internet (I can supply if no one objects).

 

[MIflyer]

And do you have this?

 

[contrails16]

And do you have this?

Wow that manual is awesome! Thanks for the recommendations too!

 

[MIflyer]

Wow that manual is awesome! Thanks for the recommendations too!

Glad you liked it! The rest of the Design Analysis on the FW-190 should already be posted on the website.

 

[contrails16]

Glad you liked it! The rest of the Design Analysis on the FW-190 should already be posted on the website.

So is this a translated manual from Germany during the war? Sorry if that seems to be a "newbie" question LOL

 

[MIflyer]

I can only assume it is a translated manual. I doubt very much that the Germans printed theirs in English. I especially like it because it looks like they used it to design the 1/48 Monogram FW-190 kit.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looks like Crécy publishing in the UK will be doing a reprint in November of 2020 thanks for the lead on this awesome title

4-5 books in it, and yes it is awesome!

 

[Ivan1GFP]

The Kagero Monografie and Monografie Lotnicze books are fairly good. Not a great single reference but sometimes you can find data there that you won't find elsewhere.
The Kagero TopDrawings books are excellent if you are into 3D modelling or are a rivet counter in plastic modelling.
Modeler's Eye 4 on the Dora is an excellent reference.
It is an excellent read even without the illustrations because the author seems to have done an awful lot of homework regarding the tech and evolving dimensions of the aircraft.
If you read German, "Focke Wulf Jagdflugzeug - Fw 190 A, Fw 190 "Dora", Ta 152 H" is an excellent book though some of the details in it are incorrect. One notable error is the propeller diameters for the Dora.
AeroDetail 2 and 6 also cover the Dora and Anton and are great for detail photographs and some dimensional drawings.
Production Line to Frontline Number 5 isn't a bad read either.
The Russian Language "Война в воздухе 80 and 81" are also good references but that presumes you read some Russian.
The title of the series translated means "War in the Air". People have a tendency to post PDFs of the Russian books on some sites.

This doesn't cover all the titles, just what I believe has the fewest overlaps.

- Ivan.

 

[TedJ]

I would like to think that I have a decent amount of knowledge surrounding this plane, it's my favorite German fighter of the war. I would like to increase my knowledge even more though, does anybody have a recommendation on a book(s) that covers operational history of the plane as well as technical specifications? Thank you

Here's a must have, if you can find / fund it!

 

[TedJ]

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