
Hi Gentlemans! The long time promised JV-44 doras now released!
 
These skins tries to reproduce the red bellied doras
of ' Platzshutzstaffel ' (Ground Protective Detachment) unit or commonly mis-referenced
as ' Galland Circus ' or ' Papegeien staffel ' or sometimes ' Sachsenberg's swarm ' .

Sorry, guys haven't time to refine the whole skin, because overtiming every day and every second weekend and i am very frustrated, tired, can't focused to finish my design.


History:
 In the early months of 1945, General Adolf Galland (who was fired out at this time by Goering,  from the post of ' General der Jagdflieger ' ) visited in Hitler at Berchtesgarden, and the
 ' Fuhrer ' provided freehand for him to organise a new experimental (jet) group. Gen.Galland   organised quickly as possible and erected the new jet group namely ' Jagdverband-44 ' or  (experimental) Fighter Detachment-44 at Brandenburg-Briest near Berlin.
 About that time, when the first Me-262's delivered from factory to Briest, the unit moved to  Munchen-Riem AB. 
 Gen. Galland ordered a few propeller driven fighter to the unit to provide top cover for the  jets,  when they take-off and on landing approach.  
 (The Me-262 is had impressive performance at high altitude, but their engines reaction   time/rate is too slow, the pilot isn't able to do any quick evasive maneouver when on 
 take-off and landing, so...fighter protection, ' umbrella '  is required...because the
 jets very vulnerable against surprise fighter attack...)
 The JV-44 unit received at least 4-5 FW-190 D, or the pilot called ' Dora ', fighter  interceptor  for this duty...
 Galland ordered to Dora pilots about the followings:
 ...Take-off, before the jets, patrol in the airspace over the airbase, hunt down the lurking   allied fighter bombers which was waiting for ' easy jet kill ' in the area; but no pursuit  them,... then land at home base, when the jets reached their cruising altitude and speed...   The procedure is the same when the Me-262's back from their mission and flies in the flak  protected ' approaching tunnels ' and request to landing rights...

About the FW-190 ' Long-nosed Doras...'
 This new design only for ' Schnellsung ', or quick solution, said Professor Kurt Tank, the   lead designer of type in Focke Wulf factory. ( Tank waiting the powerplant for his brand new  design, the TA-152 high altitude interceptor wich was on pre-assembly status at this time.)   The Focke Wulf finalised its ' quick solution '  for luftwaffe ' altitude fighter request '   in the very end of '43. The FW-190 A airframe was strenghtened and lengthened to accomodate   the longer in-line Jumo-213A powerplant.( Which was originally used for bombers...) This  subtype was designated FW-190 D, and tested during the first half of 1944.
 The Luftwaffe accepted in the early summer of '44. On 1944 September the first Fw-190 D's   arrived to frontal service, firstly to the III./JG-54. This group lost his equipment and  trained pilots 75 per cent at this time and retired to Oldendorf for re-equipment, and found   themselves exchanging their ' Anton-8s ' for the improved ' Dora-9 ' version. 
 ( The III./JG-54 in '44 Oct. transferred to Achmer and Hesepe for same duty like the
 JV-44 ' Platzshutzstaffel ' in '45... for protecting the ' Kommando Nowotny' jet unit. )
 The Dora series finally rectify the one abiding weakness of an earlier Focke Wulfs'  -their   performance at altitude. It was also some 40-60 km/hrs faster than the older modell, but  conserved the ' Antons' phenomenal rate of roll ! And with only two fuselage mounted MG-131   machine guns and a single pair wing root installed MG-151 cannon, it was also more lightly  armed... 
 The fighter pilots dislike the type (...for its bomber engine and poor weaponry...), but 
 these are the first impressions only. Once the pilot became familar with the
 ' Langnasen Dora ', they were quite pleased with its outstanding performance and capab-
 lities. Several top scoring ace flew this type until the very end, including Gerhard Barkhorn  and Oscar Romm.
 Only two, well known examples remained in the world but no ones are flyable condition. One in  the Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio USA. ( This was an ex-JG-26 plane, D-9 subtype and 
 surrendered its pilot to RAF forces at Flensburg in '45 May. Later delivered to USA for    testing evaluation...) The second one is more intrest... Still in the Champlin Fighter Aces  Museum in Colorado, USA. Wnr. 836017.( This was an ex-FW-190 A-8 Wnr. 174013, but rebuilt by   Roland factory in the March. of '45 for testing trials as D-13 standard. She is installed with  TA-152 type Jumo-213 F powerplant, VS-10 wooden prop.blades, enlargened turbocharger intake,
 boosted ailerons and MK-108 cannon, throught the spinner...). Surrendered at Flensburg in May  1945 by the last ' Commodore ' or commander of the JG-26 unit Major Franz Goetz.

About the D-11 subtype...
 In the autumn of 44' when the new stronger Jumo powerplant is available, few prototipes   modified (...' Anton-8/9 '  testbed prototypes, damaged, written-off, early ' A ' serie  airframes reassembled/reconfigured for these tasks... ) in the Langenhagen factory to various  ( D-11; D-12; D-13; D-15 ) subtype.This was common practice in the German Luftwaffe. 
 These ' mules ' are assembled with the lattest, high tech. powerfull engines and avionics, and  their ' lighter ' weapons reinforced more cannons too. Really few built only about twelve or   less, but these machines are real ' beasts ' , their performance slightly lower than the well  known,  TA-152 air superiority high altitude fighters, but slightly better ( from all aspect )  than the allied types...except the very late P-47N and the P-51H modell. Very few tested under  frontline service, about a some pair only, but these examples, assigned for special units for  special duties only, and used by higly qualified aces as personal aircrafts. ( ...See the  Champlin Fighter Aces Museum D-13 modell or JV-44 D-11 modell for xmple.)

 Identifyable Wnr's are the follows:


 Wnr.\Wich factory\Factory reg.\Test( Versuch )xmple.\Rebuilt to new version\Note/Fate 
                                                     
   
170923 Langenhagen     GV+CV          V 55 ( D-11 )         29.10. 1944     Problem with 3rd.                                                                              stage of turbo
                                                                            charger                           

170924 Langenhagen     GV+CW          V 56 ( D-11 )         9.  9. 1944                 

170926 Langenhagen     GV+CY          V 57 ( D-11 )         5.  9. 1944                  
  
170933 Langenhagen     GV+DF          V 58 ( D-11 )        16. 12. 1944     2 X MK-108 test in                                                                             E-Stelle Tarnewitz,                                                                             then JV-44

350156 Langenhagen     VI+QK          V 59 ( D-11 )             -?-                          

350157 Langenhagen     VI+QL          V 60 ( D-11 )             -?-                         

350158 Langenhagen     VI+QM          V 61 ( D-11 )             -?-         2 X MK-108,  motor                                                                             installed by                                                                                   Junkers at
                                                                            Echterdingen
            
170933    Roland        -?-            -?- ( D-13 )             -?-         1 X MK-103                                                                                     throught                                                                                       the spinner,                                                                                   boosted ailerons.         


I was used parts from Julio Junqueira, and MR.Johnson's work, but over and over painted them,   several times. New prop. shape for D-11 is by me and the red bellies too. Really hard work to  remap the D-11 modell flat type canopy;...because this (the lattest...) modell isn't viewable  with 3Dz Studio! 
  
This isn't the final version OK? Instead the public beta release only...

Feel free to mail me ( I'll respond as quick as possible) any comments please, or open new   thread on the SIMHQ forum.

    

Kristoforo
23/03/2003
Glidesloope@freemail.hu  


  

Sources / Bibliography.



Campbell, J. Focke Wulf FW 190 in Action Vol. 1 & 2
Squadron/Signal Publications.

Skupiewski, A. Aircraft Monograph FW 190 A/F/G/S Vol. 1 & 2
AJ-Press. Books International.

Weal, J. Focke-Wulf FW 190 Aces of the Western Front
Osprey Publications. 
 
Internet resources.    
   

 

