Bookie's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Page, by Andrew Arthy

[Richard T Eger]

This site by Andrew Arthy contains a number of interesting features related to the Fw 190/Ta 152. The website address is:

http://geocities.com/bookie190/

Current sections of the site are:

Kitzingen - The Surrender of Oberst Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Gallery - Early Fw 190s - Images of early Fw 190s in action with the Luftwaffe and the Turkish airforce.

Variants Page - A list of all versions and variants of the Fw 190

Fw 190 Orders of Battle - Numerous Fw 190 OOBs from different theatres and times

Sources - A list of sources used to compile this page

Who am I? - Learn a little bit about Andrew Arthy

First Russian Victory over an Fw 190 - a special treat for you, a story contributed by author Christer Bergström

Non-Luftwaffe Fw 190s - A summary of non-Luftwaffe Fw 190 operators, including Turkey, France, Hungary, Rumania, Japan, and post-war projects.

Links - A list of my favourite Luftwaffe/Fw 190 Internet sites

Profiles - Fw 190/Ta 152 Profiles (only one there at the moment though!)

Otto Kittel - The greatest Fw 190 ace - By Christer Bergström, another kind contribution

Fw 190A-0 Listing - Some information about this pre-producction variant of the Fw 190A

The Fw 190 in North Africa - A lengthy article by me examining the role of the Fw 190 in North Africa

Andrew did such a nice summary of his site, that I utilized most of his words in the above.

Regards,
Richard

[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 21 January 2001).]

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:


Andrew Arthy
Check out my improved Fw 190 Site
Tue Jan 30 03:13:58 2001


Hi everyone,

I've recently finished updating my Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Site

http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Index.htm

Check it out if you haven't had a look at it, there are plenty of new things to see, including some profiles by Neil Page (thank-you), some new photos (thanks to Franek and
Dave), headers looking nice (Dan!), plus plenty of information and some articles (including that "controversial" Afrika piece, which has been improved). Christer Bergstrom
has also contributed two articles about Eastern Front Fw 190s.

If you have any comments please post them, I'm interested to see what people think, especially with regards to how I can improve the site.

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy (Bookie)

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Jim P.
Re: Check out my improved Fw 190 Site
Tue Jan 30 13:29:18 2001

Just a suggestion -- make the photos bigger! That 'Kosse' 190 would probably be of major interest to all here, but its so bloody small its useless.

BTW, the JG 2 bird on your title page is that of Horst Hannig.

[Richard T Eger]

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Ronnie
Re: Check out my improved Fw 190 Site
Sat Feb 24 00:08:29 2001


Looks a lot better then the ugly red background you had at first!!
Btw, the source for the Turkish Fw 190 Aa-3 picture is my scanner!! :-)

No seriously, it comes from Monogram's German Aircraft Cockpit Interiors 1935-1945 Pt.1 by Kenneth A. Merrick.

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd let you all know that my Focke-Wulf FW 190 / Ta 152 site is back up and running again, after a few months where there were some serious problems. I'm working on a few things to add to it so check it out - http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Index.htm

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Andrew Arthy
My FW 190 site has been updated - check it out
Tue May 22 15:08:21 2001


Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd let you know that my Focke-Wulf FW 190 site http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Index.htm
has been totally updated with new photos, colour profiles, and a new article. The profiles - by Dan Taylor - are very good, and include two Ta 152H-1s and an FW 190A-8.

Any comments on the site would be appreciated.

PS - If anyone out there has FW 190 photos, articles or artwork they would like to contribute to make the site more comprehensive, it would be really appreciated!

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd let you know of a new page on my Focke-Wulf FW 190 / Ta 152 site. The page lists all FW 190 Werk Nummer blocks and the factories they were produced at. Variants covered include the FW 190A-0 through to the FW 190A-9, as well as the FW 190D and FW 190F series, and the Ta 152. Find this page at http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Werkn.htm

I hope it is of interest, and if you have anything you can add, don't hesitate to contact me.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
bookie190@hotmail.com

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Andrew Arthy
Focke-Wulf FW 190 / Ta 152 Werk Nummer Project
Sat Jul 7 13:19:16 2001


Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd let you know of a new addition to my FW 190 / Ta 152 site.

I've put together a listing of all FW 190 and Ta 152 Werk Nummer blocks, along with manufacturer details. Visit the listing at:

http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Werkn.htm

When I find the time I will add to it, making it more detailed. As always, corrections and additions are most welcome.

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Gordon
upgrade..?
Sun Jul 8 08:16:17 2001


Are you considering a listing of FW-190s by Wrk N, along the lines of the Stormbirds.com Me-262 listing? I realize that there are 10 times as many FW-190s, but I was curious if you had considered it. Someone should!

v/r
Gordon

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Andrew Arthy
Upgrade?
Sun Jul 8 13:06:34 2001


Hi Gordon,

I had been considering a listing of all FW 190 Werk Nummern, however some people (quite rightly) advised me I should start small and work my way up. Obviously my eventual aim is a listing of all FW 190's, but 20000+ aircraft could take quite some time, time I don't always have!

You are right that someone should do an FW 190 listing, and perhaps in a few years (or decades :-) I might be that person.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

[Richard T Eger]

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Tom Willis
Fw 190 W/Nrs & Stkz
Sun Jul 8 20:02:20 2001


Hi Andrew

Quite an undertaking!!!

Have you also considered the possabilty of including the factory Stammkennzeichen alongside the W/Nr sequences.

There are a lot of researchers who would welcome this additional input.

It is a pity that the Me 262 Stormbird site does not include this; perhaps this might be recified for the future.

If there is anybody else who would like to contribute Stkz details of the Fw 190 then perhaps the ball could be set in motion!

Kind regards

Tom

[Richard T Eger]

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Gordon
a proposal.... (consider it!)
Mon Jul 9 00:52:07 2001


If everyone that had FIRST HAND documentation (books are great, but all of them have embedded mistakes!) such as combat reports, factory documents, etc. were to assemble the mentioned codes and serials in a set format, send them to Andy along with a brief mention as to source, location, unit, etc., I think he could be hand-fed a significant amount of FW-190 info.

Then, he could digest it at his leisure, and append his list as he receives updates from us. The Stormbirds.com Wrk N. list would probably be a good template -- essentially, your FW-190 list could start out with a couple well motivated "Experts" to help you make changes because I think a lot of people would be sending you data.

The basic format would have to be searchable or it is useless. Talk to the Stormbirds folks and borrow from their learning curve, but DO THIS! Each time a project like this begins, the end result is that missing, scattered history is recovered from the abyss. Its a worthy undertaking and I promise you that a lot of folks would help.

v/r
Gordon
PS, I am serious about the "no book for a source" requirement - if you just use first-hand documentation, you will still have enough work to last decades, and your work will be superior for it!

[Richard T Eger]

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Andrew Arthy
FW 190 Werk Nummer Project
Mon Jul 9 13:59:33 2001


Hi Gordon and Tom,

Thanks for the responses. Gordon's proposal is a good one, but there might be some problems with it. An appeal for people to hand over their research (which cost both time and money) would not be particularly attractive for most Luftwaffe researchers. While I will certainly appreciate any help I can get, I understand that people don't want to part with their information.

A complete or near-complete FW 190 listing would be of immense value, and I would love to be the person to put it together, but are people willing to hand over their data, even if it benefits all the Luftwaffe research community?

Just some thoughts...

Andrew A.

BTW - a big thank-you to the guys who have helped me so far, Dave and Dennis.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

William Nichols
FW-190 Werke Nummer Project
Tue Jul 10 20:24:43 2001


I think that the people who did the time and research on their own would welcome the opportunity to help get a complete listing together. As long as they are listed as a source and not just giving over information and then cast aside.

In order to have this project come to completion you should at least throw out the request to have people submit information to you where you are like an archive. This way people can search it at their leisure and most likely some other person looking for information on specific blocks of numbers might find what they need via someone elses submission of information. Just my thought m8.

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Andrew Arthy
New article on FW 190s with 1./SAGr.128 and 10./ZG 1
Tue Aug 7 09:35:42 2001


Hi everyone,

I've just finished an article on a virtually unknown Focke-Wulf FW 190 unit, 5./Bordfliegergruppe 196 (also known as Jagdkdo Brest, 10./ZG 1, 1./SAGr.128 etc). Find the article here.

http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/ZG1.doc

Along with the story, there are victory and loss lists.

Thanks to Chris Goss and Nick Beale for help with this article.

Hope it is of interest.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Andrew Arthy
New article dealing with 17.04.45 attack on S.G.77
Fri Feb 8 15:37:18 2002
144.134.93.17

Hi,

Just to let you all know of a new article posted on my Focke-Wulf FW 190 / Ta 152 site.

It deals with the Allied fighter attack on Kamenz airfield, home of S.G.77, on 17 April 1945. This was the day on which RK-träger August Lambert was killed (along with a number of his fellow pilots).

Click http://www.geocities.com/andos190/Kamenz.htm to go to the article.

If anyone can add to this story, let me know.

PS - Hopefully this is the first of many updates to my site this year! I've got a few articles planned and plenty of new photos. Thanks to Dave Wadman for his help.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Wuerger Lover
Wanted-an explanation of the cowl yellow theater band.
Wed Mar 20 01:17:31 2002
192.160.219.173

Why do some late war birds (190s, Me 109s, Me 108s) have the yellow theater band that is usually on the rear 1/3 of the fuselage at the front of the nose?

Does this still signify "eastern front"?

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Andrew A.
Check this page
Wed Mar 20 04:40:28 2002
129.180.4.204

Hi Würger,

Go to http://www.geocities.com/andos190/Markings.htm, and scroll to the bottom for a bit of an explanation.

Cheers,
Andrew A.

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

West
FW 190 info/sites
Sun Oct 20 04:37:42 2002
205.188.209.112

Hi,

I recommend this site: www.geocities.com/bookie190/Index.htm

By clicking on Sources, you will find a list of books. I recommend Focke Wulf Jagdflugzeug 190- Fw 190 A, Fw 190 "Dora," Ta 152 H by Peter Rodeike. Hundreds of previously unpublished photos.

Also this site for walk around of actual aircraft, in English. www.dora9.de/ (that's it). Click on Site News for the latest.

Regards,
West

[Andrew Arthy]

Hello everyone,

Just to let you know that I plan a major update to my site over the next two months. I've already updated 30 pages, and am working on some new articles, as well as correcting the older ones.

Thanks to the efforts of Brett Green (and Lynn), I am able to move the site away from Geocities, ensuring there are no more pop-ups etc.

If anyone can help with information on FW 190s, has ideas for an article, can contribute photos or artwork, etc., I would like to hear from you. Please contact me at bookie190@hotmail.com if you can help.

Cheers,
Andrew Arthy
Webmaster - http://www.geocities.com/bookie190/Index.htm

[Andrew Arthy]

Bookie's Focke-Wulf 190 / Ta 152 site has been completely updated, and has moved to its new home, http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/Index.html.

There are a number of new articles, and all the old ones have been corrected. The Werk Nummer project has been updated, and I've created new pages listing all FW 190 A-0s, A-1s, A-2s, some A-3s, and some A-9s.

There are now 20 colour profiles, along with a lot of new photographs.

Thanks to Brett Green for organising the new web space, and thanks to everyone who has helped me over the last two years.

If anyone has comments, corrections, or contributions, please email me.

Cheers,
Andrew A.