num_pages: 344
description: 1. Foreword by Oberstleutnant a.D. Karl-Heinz Ossenkop JG 26 D-9 pilot2. Brief story of prototype development3. Study of the five known types of gun cowls by factory4. D-9 into service with III./JG 545. Pilot initial impressions including Dortenmann's first words..."What kind of contraptions are these?!"6. First losses and victories7. Excerpts of Hans Dortenmann's diary describing his all-Yellow tail W. Nr. 210003 D-9, the first D-9 in service8. Combat stories of D-9 pilots from III./JG 54, JG 2, IV./JG 3, JG 26, JG 51, and JG 3019. The distinctive system of tactical markings and colors used by JG 30110. Approximately 365 black and white photos, plus 40 color photos many previously unpublished, 72 color profiles by Thomas A. Tullis11. Situation reports of JG 2 Dora 9 activity during March 1945 attacking the Remagen bridge12. Flugbuch excerpts from Dora 9 pilots13. Accurate and detailed drawings by Koichiro Abe of the D-9, D-9/R5, and D-9 with the Ta 152 tail
language: English
title: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora: Volume One
publisher: Eagle Editions