The Focke-Wulf 190 A-2 Listing
After the FW 190 A-1 series came the FW 190 A-2 and FW 190 A-3, produced concurrently in 1941 and 1942.
Production Details for the FW 190 A-2
In August 1941 the Arado plant at Warnemünde was the first to build FW 190 A-2s. These aircraft were W.Nr 0125 191 to 0125 530. In October 1941, Focke-Wulf at Bremen and Marienburg and Ago at Oschersleben began producing FW 190 A-2s. Focke-Wulf produced FW 190 A-2s ranged from W.Nr 0120 201 to 0120 509. Ago FW 190 A-2s included W.Nr 0122 051 to 0122 290.[1]
Specifications
Designation: Focke-Wulf 190 A-2
Engine: BMW 801 C-1 (1,600 hp), C-2, C.R.-2, D-2
Fixed Armament: 2 x MG FF 20 mm cannon in outer wings (55 rounds each), 2 x MG 151/20E 20 mm cannon in wing roots, 2 x MG 17 7.92 mm machine-guns in upper fuselage
Speeds: maximum with BMW 801 C, 590 km/h (366.6 mph)
Range: with BMW 801 C, 1,030 km (640 miles)
Radio: FuG 7, FuG 25a could be installed
Each of these production blocks has its own page. Links are below:
Focke-Wulf 190 A-2s built by Focke-Wulf at Bremen and Marienburg
Focke-Wulf 190 A-2s built by Ago at Oschersleben
Focke-Wulf 190 A-2s built by Arado at Warnemünde
Footnotes
[1] P. Rodeike, Focke-Wulf Jagdflugzeug - FW 190A, FW 190 "Dora", Ta 152H, Struve-Druck, Eutin, 1998, p.55
Sources
B.C. Rosch (ed.), Luftwaffe Verband, various issues
O. Dybvig, Losses with Fw 190 A in Norway, http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Losses/190tap.html
B. Filley, FW 190A, F, and G in Action, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, 1999
M. Griehl & J. Dressel, Focke-Wulf Fw 190/Ta 152 - Jäger, Jagdbomber, Panzerjäger, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1995
D. Peschier, Emails and Database
P. Rodeike, Focke-Wulf Jagdflugzeug - FW 190A, FW 190 "Dora", Ta 152H, Struve-Druck, Eutin, 1998
PRO AIR 40/1887, Air P/W Interrogation Unit Main Headquarters Second T.A.F.: Focke-Wulf Repair Facility, Auxerre
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