Fw190 Jabos in North Africa

[Double T]

I'm doing some research and discovered the Fw190 was/is a little-known player in this theater of operations. It came as a nasty surprise for the Allies as the little "Wurger" made a decent fighter-bomber.
I'm working on a 1/48 scale Tamiya Fw190a-6/8?... and modifying it into a tropical variant with special air-filters mounted on each side of the cowl, where the "normal" bulge would be.
I'm building it as a Jabo of III./ZG2...references show it carrying two 500lb bombs. Was 1000lbs the maximum load for the 190? (Also a center-line drop-tank.)
Right now, I'm looking for color plates of the camo job worn when based in Tunisia, but can't find much. One example was JG2 Cmdr Adolph Dickfeld's Fw190. Looks like sand/desert yellow over lt blue. My old 1/48 scale Fujimi Fw190 kit has a color plate that shows azure blue lowers with desert yellow uppers with dark green splotches. I really doubt it's accuracy at this point.
Any ideas guys?

Tim

[Trexx]

I'm doing some research and discovered the Fw190 was/is a little-known player in this theater of operations. It came as a nasty surprise for the Allies as the little "Wurger-bird made a decent fighter-bomber.
I'm working on a 1/48 scale Tamiya Fw190a-6/8?... and modifying it into a tropical variant with special air-filters mounted on each side of the cowl, where the "normal" bulge would be.
I'm building it as a Jabo of III./ZG2...references show it carrying two 500lb bombs. Was 1000lbs the maximum load for the 190? (Also a center-line drop-tank.)
Right now, I'm looking for color plates of the camo job worn when based in Tunisia, but can't find much. One example was JG2 Cmdr Adolph Dickfeld's Fw190. Looks like sand/desert yellow over lt blue. My old 1/48 scale Fujimi Fw190 kit has a color plate that shows azure blue lowers with desert yellow uppers with dark green splotches. I really doubt it's accuracy at this point.
Any ideas guys?

Tim

Sounds like a fine project. I've seen photographs of a Fw-190 that appeared to be a light overall color with equal sized dark blotches, evenly spaced all over the upper surface... just like some well-known color photographs of a Me-109 flying over desert brush... I'll see if I can find it or (them)...

[Kutscha]

Tim, you might want to read:

'Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa'
ISBN 1-903223-45-8

http://warandgame.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/513qtg7wv1l_ss500_.jpg

In the book there are several colored drawings, some just profiles but others in plan view, besides lots of photos.

You might have to re-evaluate your wanting to hang bombs on a II./JG2 a/c. III./SKG10 and III./ZG2 were the fighter bomber units.

[Double T]

Tim, you might want to read:

'Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in North Africa'
ISBN 1-903223-45-8

http://warandgame.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/513qtg7wv1l_ss500_.jpg

In the book there are several colored drawings, some just profiles but others in plan view, besides lots of photos.

You might have to re-evaluate your wanting to hang bombs on a II./JG2 a/c. III./SKG10 and III./ZG2 were the fighter bomber units.
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Thanks Kutscha.
Yup... that seems to be the benchmark of North African theater Fw190 references.
Of course I don't have a copy.
I've tried to search for some reference photos online, but there just isn't much out there.
Yes, I'm trying to find some photos of III./ZG2 aircraft.
In the 4 months that the II.JG2 was in Tunisia, Kurt Buhligen had 44 kills and Erich Rudorffer had 26. It sounds like they had good hunting. Their Fw190s had a slight advantage over the MkVb Spitfire. The introduction of the MKIX Spitfire ended that.

Tim