FW 190 Don Hansen First Flight Video, Must See!!!!

Yeah, I did mean that one!
Thanks, Michael!

Yellow 20 pilot is unknown.

The photo is remastered in colour.

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Pic taken in July 2nd 1944

Focke Wulf FW-190A8/N ‘Gelb’ 20 (Yellow 20) of 3./Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) on the airfield at Immola in Finland.
2nd of July 1944.

The JU-87 Stukas flying overhead are possibly from 1./Schlachtgeschwader 3 (SG 3)

The unit was part of the Detachment Kuhlmey which participated in large battles of summer 1944, during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War. When the Soviet Red Army launched its fourth strategic offensive on the 9th of June 1944
C. G. E. Mannerheim asked Germany for help. Among the help that arrived was a Luftwaffe unit that arrived to Finland on the 12th of June. The aircraft landed at the Immola Airfield on the 17th of June. The unit used the whole airfield from there on. They flew some 2,700 missions against the enemy and dropped 770 tonnes of bombs on the enemy. It destroyed over 150 Soviet aircraft, about 200 tanks, dozens of bridges and transport vessels. 23 of the pilots died and 24 were wounded in battle. The unit lost 41 of its aircraft to all reasons.
The detachment consisted of some 70 airworthy aircraft to support the 200 strong Finnish force, but its operational strength varied due to losses, additions and troop movements. The unclear structure is partly explained by the Luftwaffe replacement programs, where obsolete Junkers Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bombers were replaced by Focke-Wulf Fw 190 jabo’s (fighter-bombers).

(Source – SA-kuva)

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Yeah, I did mean that one!
Thanks, Michael!

Thanks for posting. Lovely aeroplane.
Does anyone know who that pilot is?

Oxcart: If you mean the one in the lately posted picture of “Yellow 20” in Finland, I have no idea at all. If you mean the pilot in the original posted video, that was Klaus Plasa.

Michael

Thanks for posting. Lovely aeroplane.
Does anyone know who that pilot is?

Detachment Kuhlmey operated from Estonia but moved to Finland to counter the soviet massive attack in 1944.

This is from the same group; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzoEs2VtVYI

Kuhlmey mentioned here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyborg%E2%80%93Petrozavodsk_Offensive

You have to see this finnish military photo too.

Detachment Kurt Kuhlmey in Immola 1944.

Given that this is a test flight , Id say its perfectly normal to test slow speed handling ( flaps down ) . He retracts them at about 3.30 .

Great Video but questions

Fantastic to see another in the air. Great video. Like the camera mounted on the vertical stabilizer.
Questions though; the flaps appear to be partially down. Is this usual?
And at times there appears to be white smoke coming from the port wing root. Again, is this usual?

Thank you

Wow!! I’ve never met anybody who can appear out of thin air like the two people we see at 0:38. That’s a neat trick. 😀

Great job on the Fw190 and great camerawork.

This is all great news!!!
I just wish some of it was over this side of the pond.

It looks fantastic, and I dont care how much is original or not, its a FW-190, it looks, sounds and probably smells like one which is good enough for me.
For me when I go to Old Warden I see a Bristol Boxkite, Avro Triplane, Sopwith Triplane not replicas.

Richard

I agree wholeheartedly on this, especially the last part.

Fantastic job, whatever way you look at it.

I can’t see any truly original ‘190’s taking to the air anyway. Too few and to precious. A vast percentage of the ‘warbirds’ flying now are really dataplate-specials built with little or no material from the actual ‘donor’ a/c. Frankly, I don’t have any problem with that at all. The really original gems of rare a/c are probably better in a static museum, as if they were airworthy, they would inevitably gradually become less original as more and more new and replacement parts and material were introduced. It’s an well-rehersed old bogie in preserved airworthy a/c.

????? What would you call white A from the FHC in USA, doesnt get more original than that :rolleyes:

Cowlings.

As a matter of interest, I wonder if anyone knows why the cowlings on most of the Flugwerk a/c are a different shape – more parallel, with a sharper entry to the rounded front..? Is it something necessitated by the ASh engine…bigger…? It’s usually the only obvious give-away.

I can’t see any truly original ‘190’s taking to the air anyway. Too few and to precious. A vast percentage of the ‘warbirds’ flying now are really dataplate-specials built with little or no material from the actual ‘donor’ a/c. Frankly, I don’t have any problem with that at all. The really original gems of rare a/c are probably better in a static museum, as if they were airworthy, they would inevitably gradually become less original as more and more new and replacement parts and material were introduced. It’s an well-rehersed old bogie in preserved airworthy a/c.

What a beautiful job and what a wonderful thing to see such an influential aircraft flying again.

Undeniably a large chunk of aviation history flies with this aircraft – and thank Heavens they didn’t succumb to the PC view of not displaying ALL the aircraft’s markings.

Magnificent aircraft, well done.

Is it known why the previous 190 ditched?
Is it possible these machines could be affected by the same problem?

It is known, it was a malfunction of a part in the prophub. There was a revision of that part by the prop manufacturer. AFAIK all customers of the MT-Props had this component redone.

Michael

It looks fantastic, and I dont care how much is original or not, its a FW-190, it looks, sounds and probably smells like one which is good enough for me.
For me when I go to Old Warden I see a Bristol Boxkite, Avro Triplane, Sopwith Triplane not replicas.

Richard

Lovely ‘GROINK’ as the starting clutch engages 🙂
Nice vid thanks for posting

rgds baz

Is it known why the previous 190 ditched?
Is it possible these machines could be affected by the same problem?

There’s alot of discussion on the various forii about whether this is a FlugWerke or Focke-Wulf. It’s registered as a genuine Fw190 A8, and the blurb in the above link even refers to it being a ’10 and a half year restoration’. It certainly has plenty of FlugWerke features such as the Russian engine and so on, but there’s the question of how much genuine Focke-Wulf has been incorporated.

Whatever it is, it’s a great project and a great thing to see in the air! Congratulations to all involved.

………. Is this another Flugwerk machine?….

@Snoopy7422: Yes, it is a Flugwerk one. IIRC it was the first Flugwerk kit sold in the US, if not at all (not counting the prototype fuselage for the Hannover museum).

Michael