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Operational history
The Fw 200 was the first airplane to fly nonstop between [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], making the journey on August 10, 1938 in 24 hours and 56 minutes.
The return trip on August 13, 1938 took 19 hours and 47 minutes.
These flights are commemorated with a plaque in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] street of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Fw 200 was the first airplane to fly nonstop between [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], making the journey on August 10, 1938 in 24 hours and 56 minutes.
The return trip on August 13, 1938 took 19 hours and 47 minutes.
These flights are commemorated with a plaque in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] street of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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A Danish Fw 200 aircraft named Dania was seized by the British on[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] after [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was invaded by German forces in 1940.
It was operated by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (BOAC) and was later pressed into service with the
British [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was damaged beyond repair in 1941.
It was operated by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (BOAC) and was later pressed into service with the
British [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It was damaged beyond repair in 1941.
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The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] requested a military version of the Fw 200 for search and patrol duties, so Tank designed the
Fw 200 V10 with military equipment.
This plane was held in Germany because war had broken out in Europe by that time.
This airplane became the basis for all later military models used by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Fw 200 V10 with military equipment.
This plane was held in Germany because war had broken out in Europe by that time.
This airplane became the basis for all later military models used by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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The Luftwaffe initially used the aircraft to support the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], making great loops out across the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and, following the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The aircraft was used for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, searching for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] convoys and warships that could be
reported for targeting by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Fw 200 could also carry a 900-kilogram (2,000 lb) bomb load, or naval mines, to use against shipping, and it was claimed that from June 1940 to February 1941, they sank 331,122 tonnes (365,000 tons) of shipping despite a rather crude bombsight arrangement.
The attacks were carried out at extremely low altitude in order to "bracket" the target ship with three bombs; this
almost guaranteed a hit.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] called the Fw 200 the "Scourge of the Atlantic" during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] due to its contribution to the heavy Allied shipping losses.
The aircraft was used for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, searching for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] convoys and warships that could be
reported for targeting by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Fw 200 could also carry a 900-kilogram (2,000 lb) bomb load, or naval mines, to use against shipping, and it was claimed that from June 1940 to February 1941, they sank 331,122 tonnes (365,000 tons) of shipping despite a rather crude bombsight arrangement.
The attacks were carried out at extremely low altitude in order to "bracket" the target ship with three bombs; this
almost guaranteed a hit.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] called the Fw 200 the "Scourge of the Atlantic" during the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] due to its contribution to the heavy Allied shipping losses.
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From mid-1941, Condor crews were instructed to avoid attacking shipping and avoid all combat in order to preserve numbers.
In August, the first Fw 200 was shot down by a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-launched[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and the arrival of the U.S.-built [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], operating from the Royal Navy's new [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], posed a serious threat.
In August 1942, a Fw 200C-3 was the first German aircraft to be destroyed by USAAF pilots, after it was attacked by a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] over [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
In August, the first Fw 200 was shot down by a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-launched[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and the arrival of the U.S.-built [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], operating from the Royal Navy's new [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], posed a serious threat.
In August 1942, a Fw 200C-3 was the first German aircraft to be destroyed by USAAF pilots, after it was attacked by a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] over [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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The Fw 200 was also used as a transport aircraft, notably flying supplies into [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 1942.
After late-1943, the Fw 200 came to be used solely as a transport aircraft.
For reconnaissance, it was replaced by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and, as France was liberated, maritime reconnaissance became impossible.
Production ended in 1944 with a total of 276 aircraft produced.
After late-1943, the Fw 200 came to be used solely as a transport aircraft.
For reconnaissance, it was replaced by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and, as France was liberated, maritime reconnaissance became impossible.
Production ended in 1944 with a total of 276 aircraft produced.
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Several damaged Fw 200 landed in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] during the war.
In the beginning, they were repaired and returned to their bases in France. After [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (the Allied invasion of Africa), the Spanish government interned four aircraft that arrived (although their crews were still allowed to return to Germany).
Since the planes could not be used, they were sold by Germany to Spain. One of the three flyable planes was then operated in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the others used for spares.
Due to damages, lack of spares, and for political reasons, they were grounded and scrapped around 1950.
In the beginning, they were repaired and returned to their bases in France. After [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (the Allied invasion of Africa), the Spanish government interned four aircraft that arrived (although their crews were still allowed to return to Germany).
Since the planes could not be used, they were sold by Germany to Spain. One of the three flyable planes was then operated in the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the others used for spares.
Due to damages, lack of spares, and for political reasons, they were grounded and scrapped around 1950.
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Some Condors also crashed in Portugal.
Their crews were allowed to return to Germany while the British authorities were allowed to inspect the aircraft and accompanying documentation. Some crews (at least one full crew) died in these crashes and all crew members are buried in the civilian cemetery of Moura (Alentejo Province) in Portugal.
Their crews were allowed to return to Germany while the British authorities were allowed to inspect the aircraft and accompanying documentation. Some crews (at least one full crew) died in these crashes and all crew members are buried in the civilian cemetery of Moura (Alentejo Province) in Portugal.
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The aircraft that crashed in Spain and Portugal had been based in Bordeaux-Merignac, France (after 1940).
Before 1940, the operational base of the Fw 200 squadrons had been in Denmark.
Before 1940, the operational base of the Fw 200 squadrons had been in Denmark.
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Hitler personal transport
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At the suggestion of his personal pilot [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] specified a modified and unarmed prototype Condor,
the Fw 200 V1 as his personal transport, in replacement for his [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Originally configured as a 26-passenger Lufthansa transport (Works No. 3099), the plush aircraft was reconfigured as a two-cabin aircraft.
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At the suggestion of his personal pilot [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] specified a modified and unarmed prototype Condor,
the Fw 200 V1 as his personal transport, in replacement for his [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Originally configured as a 26-passenger Lufthansa transport (Works No. 3099), the plush aircraft was reconfigured as a two-cabin aircraft.
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Hitler's seat in the cabin was equipped with a wooden table, back-armour plating, and an automatic [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with downward throws - although according to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], it was never armed. In line with Hitler's aircraft preferences, it carried the markings "D-2600" and named "[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]."
As the war progressed it changed designation to "WL+2600" and finally "26+00;" it was destroyed at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in an Allied bombing raid on July 18, 1944.
As the war progressed it changed designation to "WL+2600" and finally "26+00;" it was destroyed at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in an Allied bombing raid on July 18, 1944.
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Variants
There were three versions of the aircraft: the Fw 200A, B, and C.
The Model A was a purely civilian plane used by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien],[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Fw 200B and Fw 200C models were used as long-range bombers, reconnaissance, troop and transport planes.
Fw 200 V1
First prototype.
Fw 200 V10
Military prototype.
Fw 200 A-0
Pre-production batch of fourth to ninth prototypes.
Fw 200 B-1
Transportation aircraft fitted with four BMW 132Dc engines.
Fw 200 B-2
Transportation aircraft fitted with four BMW 132H engines.
There were three versions of the aircraft: the Fw 200A, B, and C.
The Model A was a purely civilian plane used by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien],[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Fw 200B and Fw 200C models were used as long-range bombers, reconnaissance, troop and transport planes.
Fw 200 V1
First prototype.
Fw 200 V10
Military prototype.
Fw 200 A-0
Pre-production batch of fourth to ninth prototypes.
Fw 200 B-1
Transportation aircraft fitted with four BMW 132Dc engines.
Fw 200 B-2
Transportation aircraft fitted with four BMW 132H engines.
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