Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9- World War Two
- German (Luftwaffe)
- nicknamed Dora or Long-Nose Dora (Langnasen-Dora) - improve on the high-altitude performance of the A-series.
- Fw190 D-9 - late 1944. The basis for the development Ta152 high-altitude fighter.
- Fw190 D-11 - Fitted with the up-rated Jumo 213F series engine (similar to the Jumo 213E used in Ta-152H). Two 30 mm MK 108 cannons were installed in the outer wings to complement the 20 mm MG 151s in the inboard positions
- Fw190 D-12 - Similar to the D-11, plus a 30mm MK 108 cannon firing through the propeller hub.
- Fw190 D-13 - fitted with a 20mm MG 151/20 cannon firing through the propeller hub.
- Jagdverband 44 (JV 44) was formed during the last months of World War II to operate the Me262 jet fighter. The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland. The role of Fw190D-9 was to protect the Me262 during takeoff and landing.
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