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Re: Comparing Fw190 with French-built NC-900
There are a number of comments available that production standards of German aircraft had fallen dramatically in the later stages of the war. I don't think that you need to look much further than that. As for the ready availability of US types, that didn't prevent considerable use of other German types such as the Ju88, Do24, Ju52, Seibel 204s, Me108s and Arado trainers. This suggests that the short service life was not because the French could obtain cheap US types. However, it does suggest a difference between the types mentioned and the F1w190 - I suggest low quality of the complex BMW 801 engine which was not otherwise available from French sources.
Edit: improvement to the English. What I meant not what I typed!
Last edited by Graham Boak; 4th December 2014 at 10:38.
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