Kurt Tank's radial-engined fighter outclassed the Spitfire Mk V on its 1941 debut over the Channel, forcing a hasty British redesign. Fast, heavily armed, and forgiving to fly compared to the Bf 109, it was built in more fighter-bomber and ground-attack variants than any other German type.
A German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 of 11./JG 2 after landing in the UK by mistake in June 1942.RAF · Public domain · sourceA captured Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, with the RAE's chief test pilot, Wing Commander H J "Willie" Wilson at the controls, August 1942. Captured Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3, MP499, taRoyal Air Force official photographer, Watkins (F/O) · Public domain · sourceInformation added by Wikimedia users. Eine Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Möglicherweise ist dies eine Fw 190A-3 der 5./JG 1 in Katwijk (Niederlande) im Sommer 1942. (Siehe: Ketley/Rolfe: Luftwaffen-Embleme 1939-1945. Bonn 2001 ISBNDoelfs · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source