FOCKE WULF FW 190 DORA VOLUME 2. FW 190 D-9, D-11, D-13

Volume 2 extends the immensely detailed coverage begun by volume 1. Volume 2 features: Foreword by Doug Champlin, previous owner of Fw 190 D-13 "Yellow 10"; More photos of Fw 190 Doras from miscellaneous and unknown units, many previously unpublished; 54 profiles and 17 top/bottom views plus many scrap pieces of artwork by Thomas A. Tullis; A large section telling the story of JV 44 and the Doras of the Galland Circus with corrections and updates including new previously unpublished photos; Very rare photos, profile and story featuring Adolf Galland's JV 44 Me 262; New information, unpublished photos on the Fw 190 D-11; Detailed story of the rare Fw 190 D-13 and "Yellow 10" with new unpublished photos plus full color restoration photos; Newly discovered Dora 13 photo and profile; Section on WGr 21 cm and R4M rockets including interview with a JGr. 10 pilot with stories and profiles; Large section devoted to color and markings including 32 color photos of excellent recovered aircraft part samples with camouflage paint; 19 pages of patterns and colors used by the factories that produced the Fw 190 Doras with the appropriate national markings; Recognition bands, tactical and I.D. bands in full color; Actual patent papers filed by Warnecke and Böhm to register their break-through one-coat paint formula of polymer resin paint for better adhesion to aluminum and magnesium; Original existing paint formulas developed by Luftwaffe's premier paint company Warnecke and Böhm of RLM colors; Camouflage notes by Michael Ullmann; Many technical features of main parts such as landing gear variation, propellers, including numerous color illustrations and scrap views plus many color parts manual images, reports and documents; Reports of units operating the D-9 in service describing technical problems; A compilation featuring the study of recovered D-9s listing colors, units, pilots and technical details; Total of 377 photos including 76 color images of Doras! Complete listing of known Werknummern for Dora aircraft.

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