Focke-Wulf variant identification

[Mark VIII]

Hello. I do not know the unit for sure, but I know the aircraft is an F-9.

[John Beaman]

Originally Posted by Mark VIII

Hello. I do not know the unit for sure, but I know the aircraft is an F-9.

Mark, how do you know the machine is an F-9? Other than WNr (which is not visible), the BMW 801TS engine and the broader blade prop associated with the TS, one cannot tell that it might be an F-9.

As for the crash, if it was attacked on landing and did not have the gear down, that might explain part of that. As for the torn off tailwheel, often units on grassy airfields locked the tailwheel down as mud could could problems with retraction or lowering. The spinner is badly dented indicating a nose-over as we see.