The class of ’42

When a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fell into British hands 75 years ago, the RAF Duxford-based Air Fighting Development Unit was quick to compare it with some of its main Allied adversaries WORDS: BEN DUNNELL AIR FIGHTING DEVELOPMENT UNIT Fw 190A-3 MP499, still wearing JG 2 insignia, being flown from Farnborough by the RAE’s chief test pilot Wg Cdr H. J. ‘Willie’ Wilson. VIA BARRYWHEELER In the air war over Europe, 1942 can be seen as a pivotal year. Now that