FW-190 ID Help
 

I'm looking for info on the pictured FW-190. Standing by her is my friend Lt Dixon Van Ausdell of the 308th FS 31st FG. Van remembers the photo was taken in late 43 around Pomigliano, Italy. Thanks for the help.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...sdell308FS.jpg

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

I have this aircraft listed as Fw 190G-3, WNr 160022 of III./SKG10,
Hope this is of some use,
Chris

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Really obliging of Lt van Dixon to stand so that he was not on the way of any of the markings!

Regards

Chris

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Just a stupid question:
Isn't it possible that it is DN+FW ???

Regards
Rolf

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Thank you for the responses. I believe it it a W and not a V. These codes are not standard unit markings are they??
Van has been a very good friend for many years. He flew Spit Mk Vb HL+O, Spit Mk VIII HL+Q and P-51B HL+Q and made claims for 2 FW-190s
(1 destroyed and 1 damaged) in May 1944.

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Hi Jack !

What would be the difference in the type of aircraft, marked DN+FV or DN+FW ?

By my understanding of writing German letters, it is almost cleary, that DN+FV is visible here on the photo on this particular aircraft.

But my question is to find out, clearly, if DN + FW was ever issued to a German FW-190 unit in Italy, at around 1943 ?.

Thanks a lot,

Horst Weber

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

We have DN+FW listed on the LEMB Sktz Database as a Fw190G-3 WNr.160023. I would however agree that given the size/spacing of the previous three letters before the last, the fine example above looks DN+FV.

Kind regards

Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Well. it's claearly a V or a W. There's some shadowing there but it's awful straight. Over to the folks with better vision than myself.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...ok/FW190DN.jpg

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Definitely still looks like a V to me Jack as if it were a W, it would be wider than the previous three letters...

Cheers

Peter D Evans
LEMB Adminsitrator

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Given time, I may be able to turn this one up in the Air Intelligence lists of captured and abandoned aircraft in Italy and Sicily (there were a lot of those) and that would probably include the Stammkennzeichen.

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Aircraft is DN+FV, W.Nr. 160022. I have a clear photo of this aircraft (left side tail section and of course the often seen 3/4 right rear view shot in color) showing the factory codes and W.Nr. on the tail. The common feature to the two images (one above and other in my archives) given that a portion of the factory codes are presumably blocked is the triangular shaped damage hole in the rudder just aft of the elevator. It is the same position on both images with associated W.Nr. and factory codes which draws out the aircraft identity.

HTH

Mark Proulx

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Hi,

Here are some details on FW 190 G-3 W.Nr 160 022 'DN + FV':

31.08.43: W.Nr 160 022 was assigned to 10./S.K.G. 10, after arriving from Vicenza on this day.

09.09.43: III./S.K.G. 10 reported that this aircraft was destroyed by German troops at Montecorvino airfield, Italy.

FW 190 G-3 W.Nr 160 022 'DN + FV' was found by the Allies at Montecorvino, and was reported to have been "reasonably intact".

More details about this aircraft, as well as a number of photos of it, will be found in the forthcoming book by Morten Jessen and I about the Focke-Wulf 190 in Sicily and Italy.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Andrew if you want a high res scan let me know and I'll send you one.
What kind of unit was 10/SKG10???
BTW Van said that a number of 31st FG pilots flew this a/c.

Re: FW-190 ID Help
 

Guys, thank you very much for this interesting discussion and valuable information. Some time ago I have selected this particular plane (because of the known color photo from the other side) for drawing of a color profile for prepared book with Fw 190 profiles. Our left side was just a reconstruction. Now I can see, it exactly. Glad to say, we were not too out of reality, but anyway, there are some details which can be now corrected on the left side of the profile.
On this way I have one question:
- please do you think, that the lower engine cowling might be painted white (as in "MTO"?). From the photo it looks mre likely as yellow...

I will appreciate any your suggestion.

Best regards, Jan