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The Fw 200 originated from a proposal made by the aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, the chief designer of the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf to Dr. Rudolf Stüssel of the flag carrier Deutsche Luft Hansa for the development of a landplane capable of carrying passengers across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. [3]
The museum addresses the flight enthusiasm of the early 20th century and its abuse in the German re-armament building up the Luftwaffe, documented by an Arado Ar 96, a wrecked Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber and the current restoration of a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor as well as by one of three preserved Messerschmitt Bf 110, a Flak cannon, and a ...
A Fw 200 sank a ship picking up survivors from a U-boat attack (Walmer Castle). The attack alerted two fighters, which dispatched the Condor. Remaining Condors kept their distance. They soon picked up OG 75. Despite poor weather and improved defences, the Condors shadowed OG 75 eight days. But the strong escort limited the attacks to one loss.
Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG 40) was a Luftwaffe medium and heavy bomber wing of World War II, and the primary maritime patrol unit of any size within the Luftwaffe. It is best remembered as the unit operating a majority of the four-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor maritime patrol bombers.
Focke-Wulf Fw 43 Falke; Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz; Focke-Wulf Fw 47 Höhengeier; Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser; Focke-Wulf Fw 57; Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe; Focke-Wulf Fw 61; Focke-Wulf Fw 62; Focke-Wulf Fw 159; Focke-Wulf Fw 186; Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke; Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu; Focke-Wulf Fw 190; List of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 variants; Focke-Wulf Fw 191 ...
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5. Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-13 (Dora) Messerschmitt Me 262. Junkers Ju 87 R-4 Stuka - Under restoration Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Emil) Messerschmitt Me 163 B Komet. Mittelwerk GmbH V-2 Rocket
Most of those postwar aircraft are stored outside on the tarmac and runways, however, and many are in bad condition. There are long term restoration projects, including a Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Because of that the museum is under construction, some exhibits are shortly removed for restoration, repainting or lending to other museums.
Nose of a Junkers 290 with a Junkers Ju 90 behind. Underside of the Ju 290 V1, the first prototype. The Junkers 290 was developed directly from the Ju 90 airliner, versions of which had been evaluated for military purposes, [3] [4] and was intended to replace the Luftwaffe's relatively slow Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, which by 1942 was proving to be increasingly vulnerable when confronted with ...