Fw190D with colored cowl
 

A nice picture of a Dora with what looks like a two color cowl. Any idea as to identity?

Fw190D with colored cowl
 

Are those Germans (looks like it) or Russians in the photo?

Bronc

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Can't tell,the picture is low resolution.

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Looks like there are bomb racks under the wing.

ID for ground attack a/c?

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I think it's the standard belly rack (for either a bomb or a belly tank)(ETC 501). I've seen one picture of a FW-190D with wing racks for bomb (ETC 71) but when i play with the contrast only the belly rack is visible.

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There is something out under the wing besides the ETC 501 under the fuselage.

This is a model of an F-9 for comparison
http://modelingmadness.com/scott/axi...190/190f9p.htm

Re: Fw190D with colored cowl
 

Could be a yellow cowling stripe indicating an SG Geschwader. Otherwise the things under the wings could be R4M rocket behalter... (in a hurry: leaving for holiday now, sorry not to be more precise)...

Regards,

Philippe

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From the other known pictures of this plane in JaPo and Eagle Editions books, it seems to be a regular Fw 190D-9 built by Mimetall, no two color cowl, no bomb racks, no R4M rockets. (A few D-9s by Fieseler had bomb racks under the wings).
The plane is possibly from I. /JG 6.

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Thanks for all the information

Re: Fw190D with colored cowl
 

Micke D is correct. Cowlings were fabricated and painted elsewhere and sent to a central assembly point, hence the variation in cowling painting.