Focke Wulf Fw 190 identity

[Stig Jarlevik]

Nick (Roger)

Without wishing to put any spanner in the wheels, I still want to know how written in stone the ID of WNr 160662 is?

Reason I ask is that I have only one production list of the Focke Wulf 190 G and that is in Smith/Creek Classic Fw 190 Vol 2 where of course 160662 is not listed. They have a rather unconvenient gap between 160650 and 160681!

Checking for alternatives, the only other aircraft ending with 60662 was a Fw 190 A-8 WNr 960662. I do realise it is far more probable that KG or NSGr were operating F/G models than late A models, but I do recall some units used mixed versions.

Cheers
Stig

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik

Nick (Roger)

Without wishing to put any spanner in the wheels, I still want to know how written in stone the ID of WNr 160662 is?
Cheers
Stig

Not absolutely written in stone but close. See the attached ULTRA messages:

In CX/MSS/T287/103 you will see an Fw 190 G-3, "160(C%6)22". The "(C%6)" means there are fair indications that the number is a "6". And there is a G-3 "1(B%6)0663" in the same list (B% = "strong indications").

In CX/MSS/R341(A), paragraph 53: the number is given as "760622", coming straight after two 160… series numbers. Easy to confuse a hand written, German "long-tailed" figure 1 with an uncrossed 7.

Taking those two sources together, I think that 160622 is the most likely Werk Nummer and the photo is further support.