OBERLT. HORST HANNIG'S FOCKE-WULF FW-190A-4

WWII Legends

Focke-Wulf Fw190A-4 - Oberleutnant Horst Hannig, Staffelkapitan of 2./JG 2, Triqueville, France, 1943

Boasting an elaborate eagle’s head marking designed to hide soot deposits from the Fw 190’s BMW radial engine which collected behind the fighter’s exhaust louvres, this aircraft was flown by 98-victory ace Horst Hannig.  He claimed 90 of his victories with 6./JG 54 on the eastern front between the autumn of 1941 and early 1943. Awarded the Knight’s Cross on May 9, 1942, Hannig became Staffelkapitan of 2./JG 2 in February 1943. He had downed eight aircraft in the west (including one four-engined bomber) by the time he was shot down and killed during a clash with 40 RAF Spitfires near Rocquancourt on May 15, 1943. Critically wounded, he had baled out of his fighter, only for his parachute to fail. Hannig, who was just 22 when he was killed, was posthumously awarded Oak Leaves in January 1944.

Non-Limited
Note:    Focke-Wulf Fw190A-4 - Oberleutnant Horst Hannig, Staffelkapitan of 2./JG 2, Triqueville, France, 1943
Wingspan: 6"
Scale:    1:72

Item Number:    US34309                                                                                                                                                                     Price:  $24.95