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Title: Fw 190A-9 "Red 22" Jg 301
Post by: Devil 505 on January 28, 2024, 12:06:57 PM

Fw 190A-9 of 6./Jg 301 in May 1945. Pilot unknown. This aircraft was found abandoned at Bad Landensalza airfield. The A-9 had a more powerful engine than the A-8 and required a larger oil cooler ring on the front of the cowling and cooling fan with more blades mounted behind the prop. Artist/modeler representations of this plane vary wildly in their camouflage colors with everything from the mid war grays of RLM 74 and 75 to the late war brown and green of RLM 81 and 82. My own conclusion is that it was likely painted with 75 gray-violet and 82 olive-green. The gray wraps around the leading edge of the wings and also covers the gear doors, while the rest of the lower wing was unpainted. RLM 76 light blue covers the fuselage sides and tail. The yellow and red tail band used by Jg 301 wraps the rear fuselage with a red Gruppe bar indicating that it belonged to II/Jg 301.

(https://i.postimg.cc/pV14t87f/Red-22-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8sMtRFTc)

(https://i.postimg.cc/0jr4w26K/Red-22-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/H8D3Gm9T)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sx8N9dS6/Red-22-3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5QBgbrsL)

Title: Re: Fw 190A-9 "Red 22" Jg 301
Post by: Vraciu on January 28, 2024, 12:35:04 PM

Nice work.  Red and yellow can be difficult to say the least.

Title: Re: Fw 190A-9 "Red 22" Jg 301
Post by: lyric1 on January 28, 2024, 01:48:16 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: Fw 190A-9 "Red 22" Jg 301
Post by: Greebo on January 29, 2024, 08:08:08 AM

Great skin Devil.

Title: Re: Fw 190A-9 "Red 22" Jg 301
Post by: oboe on January 29, 2024, 09:52:40 AM

Wunderbar!    Great addition for the scenario.