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1/48 scale pre-finished Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic. Professionally painted. All markings pad applied for superb results. Cockpit slides open. Comes with a pilot that can be removed. Comes with display stand. Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series HA7423 FW 190A-4 6./JG 1, Woensdrecht, Holland, October 1942

Reich Air Ministry for submissions for a new modern fighter and Kurt Tank won the competition with his radical use of an air-cooled radial engine that he dubbed the Fw-190 performance but when the Fw-190 entered combat in the summer of 1941 it already was Germany’s premiere piston-powered WWII fighter. Over 20,000 of all variants of the Fw-190 were built with 13,291 of these being of the 9 different “A” variants.

Fw-190A-4 5533 Yellow 6 was assigned to Oberleutnant Wolfgang Leonhardt, 6./JG 1. He scored his first victory, a Spitfire on June 19, 1942. Late in 1942 JG 1 became involved in the Defense of the Reich. On October 31, 1942 Yellow 6 was slightly damaged during a crash landing and was repaired. Leonhardt scored a second victory on December 6, 1942 and his third on December 13, 1942. On January 22, 1943 he scored 2 more victories but on February 4, 1943 he was shot down by a B-17.

Specifications for the Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-7 Crew 1 Dimensions Wing span - 10.5 m Length - 8.95 m Height - 3.95 m Performance Powerplant - 1 x PE BMW-801D-2, 1700 hp Maximum speed - 610 km/h Time to 6000 m - 9 minutes Service ceiling - 11,400 m Service range (with external fuel tank) - 1,470 km Weight Empty - 3,470 kg Maximum takeoff - 4,900 kg

Armament 4 X 20-mm cannons 2 X 13-mm machine guns