Italeri 1312 - 1/72 FW 190 D-9 WWII  [IT-1312S]

Period: Second World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 14.5 cm

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9

The idea of creating a Junkers Jumo 213A motor (until then mainly utilized on bombers) in a Focke-Wulf 190 airframe was created of a should boost the high altitude performance of aircraft: the A and F variants, actually, experienced a large autumn in speed above 7,000m. Armed with two 20mm cannon and two 13mm tools, the D-9 finished up being straight away your favourite with pilots, whom considered it an aircraft soon add up to the P-51 Mustang. In its secondary role as a ground attack aircraft, the Dora 9 performed excellently during procedure Bodenplatte, the “last stand” from 3rd Reich in the Ardennes. About 650-700 D variations are believed to happen made, which four persist today.