During the war a small batch of Fw-190A-5s were evaluated by the Japanese, but were not chosen for service or production. What I want to know is why exactly?
International Air Power Journal Vol.3 has a rare picture of one in Japanese markings.
Regards, Glenn.
By: SADSACK - 29th April 2002 at 20:32
RE: FW-190A-5 in Japan.
I’m allready getting the sandpaper out to repaint a few kits – any idea if they would have been Jap markings over German paint, bare metal or Japanese green?
By: Arabella-Cox - 26th April 2002 at 11:25
RE: FW-190A-5 in Japan.
More importantly, anyone know what happened to them?
By: squasher - 26th April 2002 at 10:02
RE: FW-190A-5 in Japan.
I guess it would have been been too expensive / technically complex for the resource strapped Japanese to bring into production a new type of a/c which was not markedly superior to anything in allied use.
I guess towards the end the Japs were trying to get a miracle a/c to give them a chance against the US. Also due to the petrol shortage in Japan, a lot of Jap planes were flying on an adultrated fuel called “ten-go”, not sure if the FW-190 could fly on that.
Just some reasons off the top of my head.
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