Fw-189A NJG100.1 (W7+ B) with FuG 212 radar 01
Photo 01: Focke Wulf Fw-189A Owl NJG100.1 (W7+ B) with FuG 212 radar was one of the more unusual types provisionally employed in the night fighter role by NJG100 on the Eastern Front was this Fw-189A. This machine was fitted with FuG 212 radar and a single, obliquely mounted MG 151 in the rear of the cockpit and which may be seen protruding from the canopy. Up to six Fw 189s were employed by I./NJG100 between March and December 1944, while 11. Gruppe had a similar number but only used them up to October. Although the operational code cannot be seen on the aircraft shown here, known codes are W7+CB, +DB, +EB, +MB, +NL and W7+WM, most of these being Fw 189 A-4s with a 20 mm MG FF cannon in each wing root in addition to the oblique MG 151. On this aircraft, the standard factory 70/71 uppersurface scheme has been modified with an overspray of 76 mottles.

Focke Wulf Fw-189A Owl 02-04
Photo’s 02-03: Photo’s of unknown Focke Wulf Fw-189A Owl’s. Supremely versatile and universally popular, the Uhu was essentially a low-altitude aircraft, befitting its tactical reconnaissance role. The ride was extremely smooth, while the extensive glazing gave good visibility although, surprisingly, forward vision was impaired by refraction from the sloping panels.

Fw-189A (H)31.2 $ Pemler Kursk 1943 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke Wulf Fw-189A-2 Owl. The 2.(H)/31 crew (left to right) of Lt. Georg Pemler, Ofw Holzhey and Uffz. Godhusen are pictured here in front of their winter camouflaged Fw 189A at an airfield near Kursk in January 1943.

Fw-189A (H)31.2 Eastern Front 1943 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke Wulf Fw-189A-2 Owl. A member of the ground crew makes final adjustments to the seat harness for the pilot of this winter camouflaged Fw-189A-2 of the 2.(H)/31 prior to its departure from an unidentified location on the Eastern Front in the winter of 1942. Originally assigned to operate under the Stab/NAGr. 10, it operated briefly under the Stab/NAGr. 1 during November 1941 and August 1943, and then the Stab/NAGr. 6 from September 1943 until January 1944. On I February 1944, it was redesignated as the 3./NAGr. 4 and the following December was again redesignated, this time as the I./NAGr. 15 under which identity it is believed to have disbanded at Bautzen in March 1945.

Fw-189A (H)31.2 Eastern Front 1943 02-04
Photo’s 02-03: Photograph of a Focke Wulf Fw-189A-2 Owl. As with other reconnaissance units as the war in the East progressed, the 2.(H)/31 were often called upon to conduct anti-partisan operations both in the Balkans and on the Eastern Front. In this view armourers are seen loading SC 50 bombs to the ETC 50/VIII bomb-carriers beneath the port wing of one of the aircraft of the Staffel in preparation for such a mission on the Eastern Front in 1943. Sirens are attached to the fins of the 110lb bomb being loaded on to the outer rack of this 2(H)31 FW-189A. The badge on the engine cowling indicates that the aircraft is attached to a Panzer unit and has a black tank on a red background with a white stylized cloud coming from the turret. In photo 04 you can see the interesting gun arrangement, open hatches and crew access ladder.

Fw-189A (H)12.11 Eastern Front 1943 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke Wulf Fw-189A-2 Owl operated by 11.(H)/12 displays its distinctive silhouette as it comes in to land at an unknown location on the Eastern Front in mid-1943. Reformed from the J.(H)/12 in April 1943, the newly redesignated Staffel served under the Stab/NAGr. 15 from May 1943 until June 1944 and then under the Stab/NAGr. 8 during July and August 1944. It was disbanded at Praust in north-west Poland in March 1945.

Fw-189A (+EM) 1941 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-1 Uhu (Owl) reconnoiterer coded +EM. This photo shows many details normally not visible. Balkenkreuz of the early war type with black boarder and the camouflage pattern of 70/71 which had been sprayed by hand using chalk marks. Note the uneven color demarcation visible in the middle of the picture. Inside of the cockpit was painted in RLM 66 according to L.Dv521/1 issue of 1941.

Fw-189A ( +EM) 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-1 Uhu (Owl) reconnoitrer coded

Fw-189A WNr 0241 Berlin-Gatow 1945 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-1 Uhu (Owl) WNr 0241 found abandoned at Berlin-Gatow in summer 1945. With WNr 0241 was probably French-built and is in standard 70/71 camouflage which has been overpainted in a darker tone where the unit codes, theatre bands and a unit emblem on the port engine cowling had been. All national insignia are of the correct white maximum simplified type.

Fw-189A (RD+VM) Helsinki 1942 01-02
Photo 01-02: Photograph of a Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-1 Uhu (Owl) coded RD+VM at Malmi, from where it took off for Feldflugpark Pori with RD+VK on 15 April 1943.

Generic Fw-189 RHAF Hungary 1942 00
Profile 00: These are IL2 generic skin profiles of Focke-Wulf Fw-189A Uhu (Owl).

Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-45
Profile 00: This 1941 factory camouflage scheme was adopted for the Fw 189 A and F-series. Late in 1941 a North African camouflage scheme was approved consisting of Color 78 which replaced 65 on all undersurfaces, Color 80 over all upper surfaces followed with a serpentine line network of Color 79. The German national insignia remained relatively unchanged throughout its service career. Source Official-Monogram-Painting-Guide-to-German-Aircraft-1935-45.

Fw-189A (+P) Eastern Front 1943 01
Photo 01: Photograph of a Focke Wulf Fw-189A-2 Owl coded 'P' of an unidentified unit in full winter camouflage on a snow covered airfield. It is apparent that the temporary white finish is already wearing. The aircraft has yellow wingtips and a bund on the boom, just forward of which is the letter 'P'. All visible Balkenkreuze are from the 'mid-war' style with thin black borders.

Skins Compatibility: IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946, Storm of War (SW).

HS Fw-189 Luftwaffe Generic Nachtjager
Berlin Angel. One of my old skin blanks (Can't find they Full Version at the moment). This Aircraft isn't based on any known plane but looks good in game.
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Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-2 Uhu (Owl) operated by a unknown unit, out of Berlin 1945, plane carried no codes but one kill mark.
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Generic Focke-Wulf Fw-189A-2 Uhu (Owl)
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History
The Focke-Wulf brand Fw 189 Uhu (translated to "Owl") was of the most peculiar aircraft design for the German Luftwaffe in the Second World War, but by no means made less lethal by it's appearance. The system accounted for a successful operational run across the Eastern Front against the Russians, where it was used in a short-range tactical reconnaissance role with limited usage in a nightfighting capacity. In all, the 848 examples would produce several variants, each with specialized changes and modifications to suit required roles.

The Fw 189 was of a twin-engine design, made up of a long-spanning wing element and twin booms. The Fw 189 system was crewed by three personnel (consisting of the pilot and two gunners) positioned in a cockpit sitting high above and between the engine booms featuring a nearly all-glazed greenhouse-type design. The three crew consisted of the pilot and two gunners - one gunner manning a twin barrel dorsal machine gun mounting and the other a twin-barrel machine gun mounting in a tail cone turret assembly. An additional 441lbs of external stores were afforded the system.

The real dedicated role of the Fw 189 was as a reconnaissance aircraft and the systems were fielded en masse against the Soviets. Though range limited the system to just 416 miles, no fewer than 30 Fw 189's were converted to the nightfighter role to combat light Soviet fighter incursions occurring on a regular basis along the front. In all, the Fw 189 system maintained a successful service record and played an important - albeit limited role - in the Eastern Front offensives.

Specifications StatsCentral
Model Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl)
Length 39.47 ft | 12.03 m
Width 60.37 ft | 18.40 m
Height 10.17 ft | 3.10 m
Engine(s) 2 x Argus As 410A-1 12-cylinder engine generating 465hp each.
Empty Weight 0 lbs | 0 kg
MTOW 9,193 lbs | 4,170 kg
Max Speed 217 mph | 350 km/h | 189 kts
Max Range416 miles | 670 km
Ceiling 23,950 ft | 7,300 m | 4.5 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 2
Armament
2 x 7.92mm machine guns (in wing roots)
2 x 7.92mm twin-barrel machine gun (in dorsal gun position)
2 x 7.92mm twin-barrel machine gun (in tail turret cone position)
Maximum bomb load of up to 441lbs.
Accommodations 3
Operators Nazi Germany
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Major Variants
• Fw 189A - Base Production Model Designation
• Fw 189A-2 - Improved defensive armament
• Fw 189A-3 - Trainer with dual-control arrangement.
• Fw 189A-4 - Tactical Attack Model with improved underside armoring and 20mm cannon.

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