Focke Wulf FW 190 A-7 
'White 14 + ' Sturmstaffel 1, 
Pilot: Uffz. Oskar Bsch, 
Salzwedel, Germany, February 1944

Speckled camo version for european theatres in the 190A
slot, adapted from 3dz files by Mr.Johnson and original skin
files by DeanH.

cheers
Ade Kelly 'flying tiger'
june 2006

Notes: Courtesy of David 'Skylark' Phillips

Oskar Bsch was born on 18 May 1924 at Hchst in Austria. He was a qualified glider pilot when he joined the Luftwaffe in 1943. Bsch underwent his flying training at Flugzeugfhrerschule A/B 118 at Stettin-Altdamm. After completing his advanced fighter pilots training with JG 101 at Nancy in France, he was posted to the Ergnzungs-Jagdgruppe West, based at Avignon, in February 1944 to await a posting to a front-line unit. Bsch was soon posted to JG 3. En route to his new posting Bsch was caught up in a bombing raid. He resolved to become a bomber destroyer and volunteered for Sturmstaffel 1, a dedicated anti-bomber unit, flying heavily armed and armoured Fw 190s, then based at Salzwedel to the west of Berlin. He joined the unit a few days before its dissolution in late April. He made his first flights in a Fw 190 on 28 April: four flights lasting a total of 60 minutes! Unteroffizier Bsch claimed his first victories on 29 April, when he claimed a USAAF B-17 four-engine bomber shot down and another Herauschuss out of a force of 578 US Eighth Air Force four-engine bombers targeting Berlin. When Sturmstaffel 1 was absorbed into IV./JG 3, Bsch was assigned to the 11. Staffel. He continued his success against USAAF four-engine bombers. By November 1944, he had added a further five four-engine bombers to his tally to raise his victory total to seven. By Early November 1944, Bsch was serving with 14./JG 3. He added a further 11 victories with this unit, including his 10th victory on 1 January 1945 when he shot down a RAF Spitfire fighter. The balance of his victories were recorded over Russian opponents. Bsch also survived a mid-air collision with a Russian Yak fighter over Berlin in the last days of the war! Bsch survived the war and continued to make a name in gliding circles. 
Oskar Bsch was credited with eighteen victories. He recorded eight victories over the Eastern front, including one Il-2 Sturmovik. Of his 10 victories recorded over the Western front, eight were four-engine bombers.

