Second Hand Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Volume Two 1943–1944

This second volume in the landmark three-volume reference series on the German fighter-aircraft legend the FW 190 covers the pivotal period of 1943-44—when the Luftwaffe fighter force confronted Allied numerical strength, new technologies and changing strategic realities. Smith and Creek deliver an exhaustive account of the FW 190’s evolution, service usage, variant development and operational deployment during some of its most intense months of wartime production and combat.

Key features include:

• A comprehensive narrative of the FW 190’s transformation in 1943–44: from the factory and design modifications, through to the changing combat roles (day fighter, bomber-escort, ground-attack, night-fighter) and the pressures of attrition, fuel shortages and Allied air supremacy.
• Detailed variant analysis: production numbers, unit assignments, field modifications, acceptance and delivery records, including newly researched data seldom found in English sources.
• Operational history across multiple fronts: the book traces FW 190 units over the Eastern Front, Western Front and the Reich defence campaign, analysing how the aircraft met evolving threats, from Allied bombers to improved Soviet fighters.
• Rich supporting material: hundreds of photographs—many unpublished—show factory assembly, rare jitters, cockpit close-ups and obscure field variants; colour profiles illustrate unit markings, camouflage schemes, late-war factory finishes and prototype modifications; technical diagrams and appendices highlight sub-variants, production blocks and fit-out changes.
• A must-have for modellers, historians and serious collectors: The depth of data, clear structure and high-quality images make this volume both a reference library resource and a working tool for detailed study of late-war German fighter aviation.