After the British Royal Air Foree had successfully defended England uring the historic “Battle of Britain,” the German Luftwaffe wes faced ‘with the fact that their notorious Messerschmitt BT 109s were outcasse by the new British Sites, However, within a year of that fateful “Rattle, the Luftwaffe had once agin tipped the scales in its Favor with the intro- ction of the Focke Wulf Fw 190 —a plane that was to be noted for its speed and manoeuverability. ‘The Fw 190/s considered by many to be the most attractive and success {ul aiteraft developed during World War I. To te fst few months of is ‘operational career, it gained a ratio of two Spits downed forthe loss ‘of only one Fw 190. By the end of 1942 the Fw 190, nicknamed “Wager” for Butcher Bird, was in fullseale production, Newer, more powerful ‘version ofthe plane took to the skies ina varity of roles. Bomber versions ‘could cary 1,650 pounds of bombs under the wings and fuselage ‘As the Fw 190 rolled up its score of victories, the Allies were sreatly concerned about this grave threat, On tho evening of June 23, 1942, the ‘occupants of the Reval Air Force base at Pembrey, England, were startled as they watched a lone Fw 190A race low across the fl pull up into series of victory rolls, and land on the runway. Much to their delight they siscovered that a young German officer had become lst and mistook the [RAP airbare for his own base in France. ‘At last the secrets of the Worger were reveled, The result of the tes made by the British withthe captured plane fed «9 a major revision in fighter design and combat tactis. The Fry 190 yas well built, highly rmanoowerable, and much foster than current British fighters, Tho pilot FOCKE WULF Fw 190D-9 26-980) (© 107. EEL vet, CU. ts c= ofthe Fw 190 could dita the terms of combat and breek-of at wil, During the summer of 1943 a greatly refined model of the Fw 190 began operations. The radial engine which powered tho previous models was replaces hy a more powerful inne type. The blunt nose housed cooling radiator and the Tuselage was extended to contain the longer ‘engine. Designated Fw 190D, the new fighter had far superior performance {the earlier versions of the Fw 190 series. The Fw 150D, “Dora” of “Long-nose” a it was nicknamed, was atleast equal tothe finest Aled Aghters opposing i “The Third Reich was on the decline when the Fw 190D went into service; therefore, this superb fightor was restricted to purely defensive roles, One of its most important operations in this respect was the pro tection ofthe new German jet fighters, Although the jets were outstanding in combat, they were atthe mercy ofthe Allies when taking-of or landing. ‘The Focke Wulfs would form a protective umbrella during these eritcal ‘One of the squadrons assianed this task was 9,(1G 34 (Grunher2)or Green Hearts squadron, Revell's model of the Focke Wulf Fw 190D-9 bears the markings of Feldebel Gerhard Kroll who flew with this squadeon. “The Foy 190D was, without doubt, the finest fighter developed by the ‘Germans in the Second World War, Like its brothers in arms, the Messer- Schmitt BE 109, the Fw 190 was a great advancement in aeronatutical design and has earned its place inthe pages of aircraft history We are srateful to the Ait Foree Museum and to Jerry Crandall for ‘thie assntance in developing thi model FOCKE WULF Fw 1900.9 Dimensions: ‘Wingspan: 34 feet, $ incbes Length: 33 feet, 3 inches Powerplant: ‘One Junkers, Fumo 213Ac1 _welve- Synge Higuid-cooled engine rated st 1770p. Pesformance: "226 mph at 21,680 fet, Service euting? 32,800 fet ‘Range: 520 mies. Armament: "Two 20 mm MGIS1 cannons. Two 13 mm MGIBI machine guns DECAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS. UT AGH DESIG HOM DEAL SHET AS MEDD SDE SEAL OW FAR FACE UF. ‘Re? DON WITH BLOTTER,GET YOUR TOOLS READ’ & %& & BEFORE YOU BEGIN % ‘NEE. regen esate a ee we ey ——" FARST, FIT PARTS TOGETHER and TRIM EXCESS PLASTIC. IF YOU WISH TO PAINT YOUR MODEL — See PAINTING Use a toothpick, pin or small paint brush to apply cement. FLAGS [X for color suggestions. APPLY CEMENT SPARINGLY. Yoo much conan wl am. Ua pans mage for pastes on ‘age your model. NOTE: In the illustrations some of the details on the parts, have been OMITTED FOR CLARITY. Paint small parts before detaching from runner, Start with the lighter colors. Scrape off paint where cement is to be applied. Cement will not work on paint @ Ga ‘ename aoa se fname tet soe loti ta ous Cement ENGINE HALVES RIGHT (1) and LEFT (2) together, then cement GEAR HOUSING (3) to front of ENGINE. Cement ENGINE MOUNTS RIGHT (4) and LEFT (6) to ENGINE. Cement FIREWALL (6) to ENGINE MOUNTS Cement EXHAUST STACKS RIGHT (7) and LEFT (8) to ENGINE. ize » ine TR wRATE aces 1. Cement RUDDER PEDALS (9), at CONTROL STICK (10), and SEAT (41) to COCKPIT (12) 2. Cement INSTRUMENT PANEL (13) to COCKPIT. 3. Cement PILOT HALVES (14) and = (15) togather and to SEAT. Page? fm1 Place TAIL WHEEL (16) on STRUT (17), carefully cement STRUT (18) to (17), (4 J FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY wa Sa 4 2. 3 Poge 3 Cement AIR DUCT SCREEN (19) to RIGHT FUSELAGE (20). Cement ENGINE, COCKPIT and TAIL WHEEL assemblies to RIGHT FUSELAGE. Cement LEFT FUSELAGE (20) to RIGHT SIDE.(5 J WINGS AND TAIL ASSEMBLY 2 a aus err sas ie orem me. {er aoriow size 2 HT TOP STBURER 1. Cement TOP WING SECTIONS RIGHT (22) and LEFT (23) t0 BOTTOM WING (24). Cement WING to FUSELAGE. 2. Assemble RIGHT | STABILIZER ‘SECTIONS (25) and (26) and cement to FUSELAGE, 3. Assemble LEFT STABILIZER SECTIONS (27) and (28) and cement to FUSELAGE, 22. 24. °e = i> ie am ‘Cement TORQUE LINK (29) to each GEAR STRUT, RIGHT (30) and LEFT (31). 2. Cement WHEEL HALVES (32) and (33) together. 3. PLACE, DO NOT CEMENT WHEELS on GEAR STRUTS and pross a WHEEL RETAINER (34) on each AXLE, Poge 4EPI RGHT RETRACT uk a FT RETRACT UN 1. Cement RIGHT GEAR assembly and RETRACT LINK (35) to WING. Coment_RIGHT GEAR DOOR (36) to GEAR 2. Cement LEFT GEAR assembly and RETRACT LINK (37) to WING thon coment GEAR DOOR (38) to GEAR, © GWWZEany 39. 1. Cement HEADREST. (39) and BRACE (40) to CANOPY FRAME a). 2. Cement CANOPY (42) and SLIDE (43) to FRAME (41). 3. Cement RETAINER (44) to (43). 4. Install CANOPY assembly to FUSELAGE and SLIDE to for- ‘ward position. 5. Cement WINDSHIELD (45) to FUSELAGE. Page Spaar 51 ee tawus A Cement ENGINE COWLING (46) to FUSELAGE. 2. Cement PROPELLER BACK (47) to PROPELLER: 48) 3. PLACE, DO NOT CEMENT PROPELLER HUB (49) "in PROPELLER and carefully press on PROPELLER SHAFT. 4, Carefully comont SPINNER (50) to PROPELLER. 5. Cement UPPER ACCESS COWLING (51) to FUSELAGE (10 FINAL ASSEMBLY Somer dopa 530 camontt puny SP Press ACCESS PANEL (52) in asition, it may be removed to display ENGINE, Cement PITOT TUBE (53) and Cement LOOP ANTENNA (86) and STEP (67) to FUSELAGE. Install DECALS as shown, ‘FORE APL OAL REFER TO FONT AE FOR KT SOE arp fer asooig-5438 Ges-xuhiseotfant Fate