Take on the mighty RAF and USAAF with the new and supremely powerful Fw 190 Dora squadron and lead them into combat with Ace Hans Dortenmann.
Fw 190 Dora squadron
The Fw 190 Dora was a single-seat, single-engined fighter aircraft. Alongside the Messerschmitt Bf 109, it became the backbone of the Luftwaffe. It fulfilled a variety of roles including; day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and, to an extent, night fighter.
Fw 190 Dora Ace: Hans Dortenmann
Hans Dortenmann was a Luftwaffe ace who, after his completion of aerial training, starting serving on the Eastern Front where he scored his first victory. Shortly after, he was transferred to the Western Front where he claimed many more victories against the Allied forces. He continued to serve until the end of the war.
III. Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) “Grünherz” – FW 190 ‘Dora’ Squadron
JG 54 was a Luftwaffe fighter wing that flew most of its missions (after Poland and the Battle of Britain) on the Eastern Front where it claimed more than 9,600 aircraft shot down! Having boasted notable aces such as Walter Nowotny, Otto Kittel, Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, Hugo Broch and Hannes Trautloft, III. JG 54 was transferred back to the Western Front to take on the RAF and USAAF.
Under the command of Oberst Josef Priller, Geschwaderkommodore of JG 26 was the first Luftwaffe unit to be supplied with the new FW 190 D-9 “Dora”. The D-9s were mainly used in base defence missions for the Me 262 jets of Kommando Nowotny, and later over North-West Europe.
This set gives you all you need to field the Fw 190 D “Dora” in your games of Blood Red Skies!
Includes:
- 1x Squadron Box of 6x metal Fw 190 ‘Dora’
- 1x metal Fw 190 D ACE
- Generic Luftwaffe Decals Sheet
- Aircraft Cards
- Aircraft Trait cards
- Pilot skill discs
- Advantage Flying bases
- 1x Waterslide Decal Sheet for JG54 (Fw 190D Dora)
Tom Mecredy
Dan Hewitson
