Description

This second volume includes: Foreword by Doug Champlin, previous owner of Fw 190 D-13 Yellow 10; More photos of Fw 190 Doras from miscellaneous and unknown units, many previously unpublished; 54 full colour profiles and scrap artwork plus 17 top and bottom views by Thomas A. Tullis; A large section telling the story of JV 44 and the Doras of the Galland Circus with corrections and updates including new previously unpublished photos; Very rare photos, profile and story featuring Adolf Galland s JV 44 Me 262; New information, unpublished photos on the Fw 190 D-11; Detailed story of the rare Fw 190 D-13 and “Yellow 10” with new unpublished photos plus full colour restoration photos; Newly discovered Dora 13 photo and profile; Section on WGr 21 cm and R4M rockets including interview with a JGr. 10 pilot with stories and profiles; Large section of 32 pages devoted to colour and markings including colour photos of excellent recovered aircraft part samples with camouflage paint; 19 pages of Patterns and colours used by the factories that produced the Fw 190 Doras with the appropriate national markings; Recognition bands, tactical and I.D. bands in full colour;  Actual patent papers filed by Warnecke and Bohm to register their break- through one-coat paint formula of polymer resin paint for better adhesion to aluminium and magnesium; Original existing paint formulas developed by Luftwaffe’s premier paint company Warnecke and Bohm of RLM colours; Camouflage notes by Michael Ullmann; Many technical features of main parts such as landing gear variations, propellers etc; Reports of unit operating the D-9 in service describing technical problems; A compilation featuring the study of recovered D-9s listing colours, units, pilots and technical details; 377 photos including 76 colour images, many never before published; Complete listing of Werknummern for Dora aircraft.