Fw 190s of III./KG 51: November 1944 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Nick Beale · #3 6th August 2006, 12:17

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Originally Posted by Pawel Burchard

Nick, that's interesting. I assume G-3s were modified A-5 airframes and wonder if unit's F-8s have been modified to carry double underwing droptanks.

On the first point, I don't know if the 160 000 series were rebuilt A-5s or "genuine" G-3s but I'm sure someone here will.

Would there have been an operational need for the drop tanks by this time and would there have been enough fuel to put in them, I wonder? However, there was at least one RAF Mosquito claim very late in the war for an Fw 190 with underwing drop tanks although it may take me some time to locate the report.

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