Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi everyone,

I thought I’d post my Focke-Wulf 190 A-0 and A-1 listings here. The sources that I’ve consulted are listed at the bottom of each document, and all comments and additions are very welcome.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Air War Publications – www.airwarpublications.com

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Call sign SB + II of Fw 190A-0, W.Nr. 0029, is documented by flight log Niggemeyer.

Best wishes
Rasmussen

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi Rasmussen,

Thanks for that bit of information - I'll include it in the next update to the FW 190 A-0 listing.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

This airplane: "Am 30. April 1944 durch Bombenangriff zu 100% beschädigt"

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

I noticed that you did not reference "Focke-Wulf Fw 190/ Ta 152" by Griehl and Dressel (1995, Motorbuch Verlag). It has photos and charts relating to both models.

I can scan if you would like.

Don

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi Dénes,

Thanks for that - every little bit helps. Would you mind listing your source?

If anyone has information about the following FW 190 A-1s, I'd love to hear from you. These are the only A-1s for which I currently have no information:

0110 003
0110 004
0110 014
0110 016
0110 045
0110 065
0110 077
0110 083
0110 090
0110 097

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Almost all built Fw 190 A-0/A-1 appear in the weekly reports of the technical department of BMW. Here is an example of the 6th week in 1941: Fw 190 in Bremen:

Regards
Peter

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Another example from week 32. Have fun.

Regards
Peter

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Andrew,

Long promised photos sent via e-mail. Please let me know all reached you.

Steve

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi Peter,

Many thanks for the two BMW documents - they'll be very useful.

And Steve, thank you for the data plates. They'll go up on my FW 190/Ta 152 website soon.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

The W.Nr. 0110 086 had the call sign GE + QU and not GD + FI (isn't correct in all cases to add the row of signs with the missing letters of alphabet, often there were gaps).

source: FB Niggemeyer

Best wishes
Rasmussen

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi Rasmussen,

Thank you for this additional piece of information. Thanks also to Don Pearson for his assistance: it’s appreciated.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Air War Publications – www.airwarpublications.com

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi, all

Peter - are those documents from BMW archives?

Regards,
Andreas B

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

For WNr. 0045 & 0065 I have the following (the last isn't a loss, but a FB entry):

Fw 190A-1, 10045, Wolf, Uffz. Martin, , , , JGr.West, , , , , 07-Jan-43, Killed in crash., , Lfl.3/FR, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #8)-Vol.13, , südlich Bordeaux, 100%, H, , ,
Fw 190A-1, 10045, n.n., , III., III., JG 26, , , , , 24-Apr-42, Bruchlandung due to technical failure., WNr. 045 per loss., Lfl.3/Kanal, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #5)-Vol.8; Prien, et al, Die Jagdfliegerverbände, VII, p.400, , Fl.Pl. Wevelghem, 40%, F, , ,
Fw 190A-1, 10065, Pistor, Uffz. Georg, , III., 8., JG 26, , , , , 05-Dec-41, Sperrflug., , Lfl.3/Kanal, FB, , Fl.Pl. Coquelles, -, F, , ,



And the loss that Andreas referred to I have transcribed as: Fw 190A-5, 0029, ./., , I., I., SG 101, , , , , 30-Apr-44, Bombenwurf., , Lfl.Reich/FR, BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/779, Flzg.-Unfälle und Verluste bei Schulen und usw., p.35, , Fl.Pl. Clermont-Ferrand, 100%, H, , ,



As anyone who has worked with the Schulen losses (Gen.Qu. stuff too) should know, sub types, as listed, are often wrong, not to mention that leading digits of WNr. are oft times truncated. This happens big time with Ju 88s in particular!! Since the A-5 WNr. 410029 was reported as a 70% loss with JG 51 in Oct-43, Andreas is more than likely correct with his listing.

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi Jim,

Thanks very much for the information about those two aircraft - that's some more gaps filled in the listing.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

What exactly is a 'Sperrflug'?

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

I Googled it and got "interception flight".

Don

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

The W.Nr. 0110 086 had the call sign GE + QU and not GD + FI (isn't correct in all cases to add the row of signs with the missing letters of alphabet, often there were gaps).

Beauvais also gave it as GE+QU, probably the whole GD+Fx is wrong

Rémi

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Hi All,
here some clarification on the Stammkennzeichen and aircraft:
GD+FB is a He 111
GD+FC is a Ju 87
GD+FD is a He 111
GD+FE is a W 34
GD+FF is a Do 17
GD+FG is a Fw 44
GD+FH is a He 111
GD+FI is a He 111

GD+FN is correct Fw 190 A-1 110091
GD+FO is correct Fw 190 A-1 110093

the rest are correct ending in:
GD+FY as Fw 190 A-1 110102

GD+FZ is unknown to me.

Regards,

Norbert

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Thanks, Andrew, for these useful lists. I can add more to the "Sperrflug" discussion. The best definition is "defensive patrol"; the root is from "barrier". JG 26 Flugbücher have many examples in 1941-42 of Sperrflüge over airfields and along railroad lines. They rarely resulted in interceptions, and would normally count as "operational non-combat" flights.

Horrido!

Don

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

The word in english, a bit more present, is Interdition

Rémi

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Remi,
The correct spelling in English is "Interdiction". From the noun Interdict, a term used in Roman, civil and Church law, to mean a law or order to prohibit an action. One could interpret this to mean "to place a barrier between two groups", and thus the translation from German.

Enjoy!

Frank.

Re: Early FW 190 listings
 

Sorry Frank,

My eyes gave full confidence to my fingers, seems they overestimated them

Rémi