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Microsoft Flight Simulator F6F Hellcat Announced; Focke-Wulf Fw 190 & Messerschmitt Bf 109 Teased; Cessna 414A Gets New Video

First of all, we hear from FlyingIron Simulations, which announced the workhorse of the US Navy during World War II, the F6F Hellcat. Here’s what we can expect. Mean, rugged & powerful. These 3 simple ...
Flying

Planes of Fame Features WWII Survivors; Flies Focke-Wulf

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, celebrated World War II airplanes and combat survivors at a recent event named Luftwaffe vs. the Eighth Air Force. The museum’s own Focke-Wulf ...
The National Interest

Focke Wulf Fw-190

Meet the Focke-Wulf Fw 190: Along with the well-known Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s Jagdwaffe (fighter force) during the Second World War. The ...
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This Plane Traded a BMW Radial for a Daimler-Benz V12, Won the Hearts But Not the War

When Nazi overlords favored the Messerschmitt factory over the Focke-Wulf, it was another mistake that made them lose air superiority, and especially the Battle of Britain. Feared by Allied pilots, ...
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"Flying limitations, wing breakages, change of angle of dive and strength of the Messerschmitt Me 109, Focke-Wulf FW 190, Junkers Ju 88, and Henkel He 177." Source: British ...

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