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Hans Peter Tschanz
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Deutsche Luftwaffe Focke Wulf 190 D-9 "Dora" Major Gerhard Barkhorn

April 30, 2020 · in Aviation · · 10 · 2.8K

Major Gerhard Barkhorn cannot quite make friends on his first flights with the Focke Wulf 190 D-9, although it is a praised aircraft by all other pilots and fighter pilots. He said that it would have taken about 50 flight hours to master and achieve safe flying.

Major Gerhard Barkhorn next to his Focke Wulf 190 D-9 "Langnase" on February 17, 1945 in Welzow on the Eastern Front. On this aircraft he also underlined the lettering "Christel" in red, Barkhorn only completed a few flights with the FG Wulf 190 D-9 on the JG 6.
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Hans Peter

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10 responses

  1. Great work on the mottling, Hans Peter. Nice all around.

  2. Nice work Hans, I like it.

  3. Nice looking build! Well done.

  4. Nice build, paintwork and presentation Hans! Thanks for sharing!

  5. That's a great model, Hans. Painting is excellent.
    All the best!

  6. The figures really make it. Top notch work!

  7. Great looking machine

  8. Beautiful work on the airplane and those figures are very good.

  9. @messerschmitt, Hans, I just saw this fine model, and I have to say it looks great! Well done for sure! ?

  10. I built this model Focke Wulf 190 D-9 of the pilot Gerhard Barkhorn JG 52 the forgotten ace next to Erich Hartmann and Günter Rall

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