Hi Mosgood,
>I saw a show last night, I think on Disc. Wings that talked about the Germans making a version of the Brit Misquito. it was made out of wood as well.
>I could have sworn that they said it was made by FW and was the 152.
It was the Focke-Wulf Ta 154. However, the intention wasn't really to copy the Mosquito.
The origin of the Ta 154 was the twin-engined Fw 187, which started out as Me 110 competitor. (A British counterpart would be the Westland Whirlwind.)
The Fw 187 was never ordered, but (unlike the Whirlwind) it was capable of taking bigger engines and proposed to the Luftwaffe repeatedly for various roles, including the night fighter role.
The Luftwaffe finally decided they wanted the Fw 187, but it had to be built from non-strategic materials (steel and wood). To get the same level of performance as from a light-alloy aircraft, Kurt Tank had to design a new aircraft that was only superficially similar to the Fw 187 - the Ta 154.
The time loss caused by the redesign was so long that the Ta 154 never entered service either. It seems to have been a sound design, though.
Regards,
Henning (HoHun)
