1/32 Hasegawa FW 190 A8/R8

Gallery Article by David Rapasi on June 9 2009

 

This aircraft was flown by Staffelkaptain Klaus Bretschneider, an ace with 31 victories. The Red 1 of 5./JG300 carried the standard grey camouflage scheme, 74/75/76, with some brownish green mottling. The number, tail band, and lower cowling were red.

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The R8 had additional armor plate on the fuselage and extra armor plate glass on the forward canopy. The cowl mounted MG 131s were removed and the openings faired over. 

On the cockpit side armor was the name Rauhbautz VII (tough guy).

David Rapasi

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