Fw-190 sub-types used in Mistel composites
I have an ongoing modellling project which has raised a few questions, hopefully some members of this forum will be able to help with an answer (or an advised opinion!).
Studying numerous images of Fw-190s as part of Mistel composites, I noted that none of the aircraft appears to have any guns fitted in the wings. This seems to be borne out by the Imperial War Museum's Werk Nr. 733682, which was captured as part of a Mistel. I have seen this aircraft described as an Fw-190A-8/R-6, though I don't know if this is an accurate designation. I was unable to find any details of the R-6 installation, was this related to the wing armament?
Having read that several different sub-types of Fw-190 were used as Mistel control aircraft, it seems unlikely that all were coincidentally devoid of the guns.
Were the Fw-190s modified to a common armament state before use in Mistels? Or were they selected from a pool of aircraft which already lacked the wing guns?
Cheers,
Bill.
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