Fw 200
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bombs mounted under Fw200
Brand new Fw 200 C-3/U2 "Condor" coded SG+KS in flight 2
Captured Fw 200C-3 0034 F8-GW
Captured Fw 200C-3 Pitomnik
Captured Fw200C-8 with FuG 200 Hohentwiel radar
Crashed Fw200 C-4
Danish Fw200 ka-1
Focke Wulf Fw 200 B
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C-3 KG40 F8+AI. The plane's fuselage was broken.
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C-3 of KG40 4
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C-3 of the KG40
Focke Wulf Fw 200 C-3 victory markings on rudder KG 40
Focke Wulf Fw 200 code 26+00 of the Fliegerstaffel des Führers (F.d.F.)
Focke Wulf Fw200 C-1, ground crew overhauling engines
Focke Wulf Fw200 C-3
Focke Wulf Fw200 C-3 Condor
Focke Wulf Fw200 C-3 of KG40 2
Focke Wulf Fw200 C-3 of the KG40, engine check
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 bomb loading
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-1 of KG40
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-1 Condor BS+AG 1940/41
Focke-Wulf Fw200 and Hurricane Mk IIB HL681 274 Sqn - Castel Benito
Focke-Wulf Fw200 C-4 of KG40 1942
Focke-Wulf Fw200 KG40 badge
Fw 200
Fw 200 A 26+00 of the Fliegerstaffel des Führers (F.d.F.) 1940
Fw 200 C F8-AB of Stab.I/KG 40 in flight
Fw 200 C of Fliegerstaffel des Führers (FdF) Smolensk Eastern Front, Spring 1943
Fw 200 C-1 Condor Wega of the KG 40
Fw 200 C-1 W.Nr. 0016 code F8+BW, pilot Hauptmann Daser - tail
Fw 200 C-3 "Condor" from KG40 at Beauvais airfield, France
Fw 200 C-3 Condor
Fw 200 C-3 of the Kampfgeschwader 40
Fw 200 C-4 Condor
Fw 200 C-4/U1 code CE+IB WNr.0137 of (F.d.F.) Rechlin Germany 1943
Fw 200 F8+BB 0069 sinking in the Atlantic Ocean - 23 July 1941
Fw 200 Immola Airfield June 1942
Fw 200 NA-WN
Fw 200 of the I./KG 40 July 1941 at Bordeaux-Merignac
Fw 200 of the I./KG 40 July 1941 at Bordeaux-Merignac
Fw 200 S8 code NK+NM WNr 3098 from FdF 1940
Fw 200 USA
Fw 200 USA 5
Fw 200 V-1 D-ACON Floyd Bennett Field
Fw 200 V-3 WL+2600
Fw 200C named Sirius of KG 40 which was based in France
Fw 200C-1 of the I./KG40
Fw 200C-3 0034 F8-GW
Fw 200C-3 Condor 0034 F8-GW Moscow
Fw 200C-3 U4 with Rostock device ship detector
Fw 200C-4 Hohentwiel Radar
Fw200
Fw200
Fw200 1938
Fw200 7
Fw200 at Floyd Bennett Field
Fw200 B-1 D-ASBK
Fw200 B-2
Fw200 BS+AJ
Fw200 C-1 BS+AG
Fw200 C-1 maintenance before take off
Fw200 C-1 of the KG40, engine check and refueling
Fw200 C-2 0023 code F8+EH of KG 40 in flight
Fw200 C-3 Condor of FdF
Fw200 C-3 F8+GH and C-4 F8+EH of the KG 40 on the ground
Fw200 C-3 KE-IJ
Fw200 C-3/U2 code SG+KS in flight
Fw200 C-3/U4 0072 code FB+CH of the KG40
Fw200 C-4 1942
Fw200 C-4 of the KG40. Luftwaffe's long-range, four-engined aircraft during the Battle of the Atlantic
Fw200 C-8 fitted with FuG 200 Hohentwiel ASV sea-search radar
Fw200 C3/U9 KE+IX on the snow-covered airfield at Stalingrad
Fw200 Condor Catania Sicily 1942
Fw200 D-2 D-AMHL
Fw200 D-stand gun station
Fw200 F8-CK
Fw200 in the hangar
Fw200 KE-IV
Fw200 KG40
Fw200 maintenance of the plane before take off
Fw200 of FdF - transport variant
Fw200 of FdF Eastern Front
Fw200 Rheinland
Fw200 tail
Fw200 USA
Fw200 USA
Fw200 V-1
Fw200 V-5
Fw200 V2 Condor
Fw200 Vorpostenboote
Fw200 W.Nr. 0005 BS+AJ
Fw200 with radar 1945
Fw200C Condor of Kampfgeschwader 40 at Bordeaux airfield
Fw200D KG40
Hitler's personal plane Fw200 26-00 Ukraine Uman 1941
Maintenance work on a Focke Wulf Fw 200 C-1, coded F8+BH of the KG40
refueling a Fw200 C-3
SC250 bomb for Fw 200, 1942
The "U-boat's friend" Fw 200 C-3 Condor of I/KG 40 in Bordeaux 1940-1941
Transportation aircraft Fw 200 of the 4/KGrzbV 107
Wreck of Fw 200C-4/U3 at Tempelhof
The prototype Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor commercial transport first flew in 1937, followed by a few Fw 200A and the first major production version, the Fw 200 B. Work on a bomber conversion began in 1939 at the request of the Japanese Army Air Force, who were interested in such a project. This version introduced more powerful engines and was designated Fw 200 C. War had broken out, however, before the first one was ready, and the project was promptly adopted by the Luftwaffe for the reconnaissance role. Meantime, the airline Fw 200 B and the few pre-production Fw 200 C-O were pressed into service as transports. Production continued until early 1944 through sub-types Fw 200 C-1, -2, -3, -4 and -6. Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor made its mark during the Second World War. In this capacity, acting in co-operation with U-boat packs, it formed one of the most effective Luftwaffe combinations of the war, and many a convoy was to rue the moment it first spied a Condor above the horizon. Number built: 276
Type
- Four-engined long-range reconnaissance bomber, also used for U-boat co-operation.
- Low-wing cantilever monoplane with three sections: center section supporting four engines and two outer sections.
- All-metal two-spar structure, metal-covered to the rear spar, with fabric covering aft.
- Two-piece ailerons extending along two-thirds of the outer wing trailing-edges, mass-balanced with geared tabs on each aileron.
- Trim-tab in port aileron operated by electric motor.
- Split trailing-edge flaps inboard of ailerons, two-spar construction covered with magnesium alloy sheet.
- Semi-monocoque structure with flush-riveted smooth metal skin.
- Bomb-bay beneath the main structure, offset slightly to starboard.
- Cantilever monoplane type with two-spar all-metal tailplane, incidence adjustable on the ground.
- Single-spar elevators with the forward portion metal-covered and the remainder fabric-covered.
- Geared and trim tabs on both elevators.
- Two-spar fin, metal-covered forward of the main spar, remainder fabric-covered.
- All-metal rudder with single-spar design, both geared and trim-tabs.
- Retractable type with main units having twin wheels, retracting forward into inner engine nacelles.
- Hydraulic retraction with emergency lowering by electric motor.
- Retractable tail-wheel with shimmy-damping device.
- Four BMW 323 R-2 nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines, each rated at 940 hp at 12,000 ft (3,660 m).
- Three-blade VDM metal-blade airscrews.
- Normal crew of eight: two pilots, radio operator, flight engineer, observer/forward dorsal gunner, rear dorsal gunner, two ventral gunners.
- Pilot and rear dorsal gunner protected by armor plate.
| variant | Fw 200 C-1 | Fw 200 C-3 bomber |
| crew | 7 | |
| wingspan (m) | 32,84 | 32,84 |
| lenght (m) | 23,85 | 23,85 |
| height (m) | 6,20 | 6,30 |
| wing area (m2) | 118,00 | 118,00 |
| gross weight (kg) | 11000 | 12950 |
| max take-off weight (kg) | 20400 | 22700 |
| bombs (kg) | 1200-2000 | 2900 |
| engines | BMW 132H, 830 hp | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m |
| fuel (l) | 2570 | |
| max speed (km/h) | 340 | 380 (at 5000 m) |
| cruising speed (km/h) | 280 | 335 |
| economical speed (km/h) | 270 (at 2000 m) | |
| landing speed (km/h) | 110 | 110 |
| service ceiling (m) | 5500 | 6000 |
| range (km) | 3000 | 3750 |
| endurance | 11h 30m | 12h 15m |
| armament | 6 x MG15 | 5 x MG15, 1 x MG FF |
| radio equipment | FuG 10, FuG 25, FuG N 101, Peil G V, FuBl 1 |
| variant | Fw 200 C-3 reconnaissance | Fw 200 C-3/U4 reconnaissance - bomber |
| crew | 7-8 | 7 |
| wingspan (m) | 32,84 | 32,84 |
| lenght (m) | 23,85 | 23,85 |
| height (m) | 6,30 | 6,30 |
| wing area (m2) | 118,00 | 118,00 |
| gross weight (kg) | 12950 | 12847 |
| max take-off weight (kg) | 22700 | 22520 |
| bombs (kg) | 1230 | 2100 |
| engines | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m |
| fuel (l) | 8060 | 9310 |
| max speed (km/h) | 380 (at 5000 m) | 380 (at 5000 m) |
| cruising speed (km/h) | 335 | 335 |
| economical speed (km/h) | 270 (at 2000 m) | 270 (at 2000 m) |
| landing speed (km/h) | 110 | 110 |
| service ceiling (m) | 6000 | 6000 |
| range (km) | 3750 | 3560 - 4450 |
| endurance | 13h 35m | 13h 35m |
| armament | 2 x MG15, 3 x MG131, 1x MG151/20 | |
| radio equipment | FuG 10, FuG 25, FuG N 101, Peil G V, FuBl 1 | FuG 10, FuG 25, FuG N 101, Peil G V, FuBl 1 |
| variant | Fw 200 C-4 | Fw 200 C-6 | Fw 200 C-8 |
| crew | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| wingspan (m) | 32,84 | 32,84 | 32,84 |
| lenght (m) | 23,85 | 23,85 | 23,85 |
| height (m) | 6,30 | 6,30 | 6,3 |
| wing area (m2) | 118,00 | 118,00 | 118,00 |
| gross weight (kg) | 14100 | 14500 | 12950 |
| max take-off weight (kg) | 22700 | 24000 | 22700 |
| bombs (kg) | 1200-2100 | 1200-2100 | 2100 or 2 x Hs 293 |
| engines | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m | BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir, 1000 hp for take-off, 1200hp at 3200 m, 940hp at 4000 m |
| fuel (l) | 8600 | 8600 | |
| max speed (km/h) | 360 | 340 | 360 |
| cruising speed (km/h) | 335 | 300 | 250 |
| economical speed (km/h) | |||
| landing speed (km/h) | 110 | 110 | 130 |
| service ceiling (m) | 5800 | 5000 | 5800 |
| range (km) | 4400 | 4100 | 3500 |
| endurance | 18h | 18h | |
| armament | 1 x MG15, 3 x MG131, 2x MG151/20 | 5 x MG131, 1x MG151/20 | 4 x MG131, 1x MG151/20, 1xMG15 |
| radio equipment |
- Hans P Dabrowski - Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor" - Von der Zivilmaschine zum Fernkampfflugzeug Waffen-Arsenal 131
- Marek J. Murawski - Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, Kagero Monographs 32
- Heinz J. Nowarra - Fw 200 - Condor. Kampfgefährte der U-Boote, Waffen-Arsenal Band 52
- Heinz J. Nowarra Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
- Robert Forczyk - Fw 200 Condor vs Atlantic Convoy: 1941-43; Osprey Duel 25
- Fw200 C3 Bedienvorschrift - Focke Wulf GmbH 1941
- Fw 200 C1 C2 Flugzeughandbuch - Focke Wulf GmbH 1940
- Christopher F. Shores - Luftwaffe Fighter, Bomber & Marine Camouflage & Markings 1940 Volume 2 - Bf110 - Ju87 - Fw200 - He59 - He115 - Do215 - Do18 - Do24 - Ar196; Osprey Aircam Aviation Series S11
- Peter W. Cohausz - Deutsche Flugzeugcockpits und Instrumentenbretter Teil 2. Dreissiger Jahre - AGO - Gotha
- Karl-Heinz Regnat - Focke-Wulf Fw-200. Teil 1-Zivile Ausfuhrungen (Vom Original zum Modell)
- Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor", World War II Combat Aircraft Photo Archive 006
- Richard Smith - The Focke-Wulf Fw 200, Aircraft Profile Number 99
- Jerry Scutts - Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor, Warpaint Series 13
- Manfred Griehl - Deutsche Fernkampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe. Do 19 - Ju 89 - He 177 - Ju 290 - Fw 200 - Me 264 u.a.; Waffen-Arsenal 139
- Chris Goss - Sea Eagles Volume Two: Luftwaffe Anti-Shipping Units 1942-1945; Classic Publications Luftwaffe Colours
- Richard Smith - Kampfflieger Volume 2: Bombers of the Luftwaffe July 1940 - December 1941, Classic Publications Luftwaffe Colours
- Chris Goss - Focke-Wulf Fw 200: The Luftwaffe's Long Range Maritime Bomber, Air War Archive
- Jerry Scutts - The Fw200 Condor A Complete History
- Peter C Smith - The Sea Eagles: The Luftwaffe's Maritime Operations, Luftwaffe At War