{"product_id":"hobby-master-fw-190-ha7422","title":"Hobby Master HA7422 1:48 FW-190A-4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1937 even though the Me-109 was a very capable fighter the Reichsluftfahrtministeriun \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(RLM) or Reich Air Ministry was worried that future foreign designs might surpass its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance so they called for submissions of designs. Kurt Tank won the competition with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis radical use of an air-cooled radial engine that he dubbed the Fw-190 Würger (Butcher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird). There were many skeptics who believed this new aircraft would surpass the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance of the Me-109. However when the Fw-190 entered combat in the summer of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1941 it already was Germany’s premiere piston-powered WWII fighter. Over 20,000 of all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evariants of the Fw-190 were built with 13,291 of these being of the 9 different “A” variants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlying a Bf-109 during the Spanish Civil War Hannes Trautlouft scored his first five victories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen WW II began Trautloft was with 2.\/JG 77 and participating in the Polish Campaign and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escoring his first WW II victory. In 1939 he was promoted to Hauptmann and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGruppenkommandeur of 1.\/JG 20. In 1940 JG 54 was newly formed and Trautloft was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappointed Kommodore. JG 54 took part in Operation Barbarossa where he scored his 50th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evictory on February 15, 1943 flying an Fw-190A-4. His total victories were 58.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHobby Master 1:48 FW-190A-4 HA7422\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/48 scale pre-finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings pad applied for superb results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCockpit slides open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with a pilot that can be removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be displayed with landing gear up or down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007574409443,"sku":"8342","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha7422-148-fw-190a-4-257069.jpg?v=1738274785","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-fw-190-ha7422","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}