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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:GarageImage_Ar234C3.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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[[File:GarageImage_Fw189A-1.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
 
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The '''Arado Ar 234 C-3''' is a Rank V German jet bomber with a battle rating of 6.7 (AB) and 7.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in [[Update 1.70.1945 "Weapons of Victory"]].  
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The '''Fw 189 A-1 Uhu''' is a gift Rank I German bomber with a battle rating of 1.7. It was introduced during [[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]] in the "[[Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.]]" event of 2016.
  
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In most cases, you'll be using the eagle owl as a heavy fighter. Fortunately the plane can be flown like any other turn fighter in-game. However, this plane requires a few different flight techniques.
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The Fw 189 is best described as a multi-purpose heavy fighter. And when I say heavy-fighter, take it with a grain of salt. Thanks to the heavy airframe, large wingspan, and large elevator, the Fw 189 is an incredibly maneuverable plane, rivaling that of early rank Spitfires and Hurricanes. Thus, in war thunder, the Fw 189 fulfills the roles of a light bomber, ground attacker, heavy fighter, and reconnaissance in EC/ combined battles.
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight Performance ===
 
=== Flight Performance ===
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
|-
 
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - Sealevel)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,600 m)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! RB
 
! RB
 
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| 847 || 841 || 13,000 || 30.2 || 31.0 || 23.9 || 22.4 || 1,500
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| 337 || 329 || 8,000 || 17.2 || 17.9 || 5.9 || 5.9 || 300
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,600 m)
 
! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! RB
 
! RB
 
|-
 
|-
| ? || ? || 13,000 || ??.? || ??.? || ?.? || ?.? || 1,500
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| 382 || 359 || 8,000 || 14.9 || 16.0 || 12.6 || 8.0 || 300
 
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|-1,000 || 400 || 550 || ~11 || ~5
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| 525 || 290 || 250 || ~8 || ~4
 
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
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| < 500 || < 500 || < 650 || > 250
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| < 380 || < 360 || < 390 || > 140
 
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! WEP Engine power
 
! WEP Engine power
 
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| ?,??? m || ??? hp || ?,??? hp  
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| 2,600 m || 770 hp || 916 hp  
 
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=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
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{{main|MG 151/20 (20 mm)}}
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{{main|MG 17 (7.92 mm)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
  
* 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
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* 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)
  
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
<!--''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''-->
 
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{{main|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
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{{main|SC50JA (50 kg)}}
  
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordinance:
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following payload options:
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* Without load
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* 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)
  
* 3 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (750 kg total)
 
* 3 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (1,500 kg total)
 
* 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)
 
* 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
 
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
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{{main|MG 15 (7.92 mm)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
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* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, dorsal turret (450 rpg)
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* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, tail turret (750 rpg)
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
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The standard bombs on the Ar 234 C-3 are 3 x 250 kg bombs and 3 x 500 kg bombs. You will have access to them even if your Arado is stock. Additionally, this variant of the Arado possesses 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, so one of the best ways to use your Arado to ensure you can farm RP and SL for your modifications is:
 
  
1- Equip the 3 x 500 kg bombs and start the match at the air spawn point.
 
 
2- On maps such as Berlin, move to one of the enemy bases and drop your 3 x 500 kg bombs. 1.5 tonnes worth of bombs are enough to destroy a base, so from there you have two options to choose from:
 
 
'''2.1 - Go back to the airfield and get new bombs'''<br>
 
If you choose go back to airfield to get new bombs, be aware that unfortunately the Arado does not have any air brakes, which is a problem as it has particularly good energy retention and some pilots may find it hard to safely land.
 
 
When landing the Arado, decrease speed by turning before you reach the airfield (aim to be at 400 km/h or less) then align with the landing strip, activate your flaps and proceed with the landing. If using the landing gear, ensure that you are at extremely low speed before landing or that the landing strip is long enough to stop on. The Arado has extremely good energy retention and is very heavy, so it does take a long time to stop. You can land without gear, which, while obviously dangerous, offers a much better chance to stop in time on shorter landing strips. To do this, land flat on the belly and avoid allowing the wings to touch the ground before you stop moving.
 
 
 
'''2.2 - Search for enemy targets'''<br>
 
Once you have dropped your bombs, you can turn your sights to enemy aircraft; the Arado C-3 is quite capable as a fighter, especially in comparison to other German BR 7.0 jets. It doesn't suffer from the same issues as the Me 262, which lacks in power and once it loses energy, often struggles to regain it, or the Ho 229, which can rip its wings very easily in high-G maneuvers. With the Arado, you won't encounter these kinds of problems, providing you don't attempt to turn fight. The Arado C-3 has the best climb rate of any BR 7.0 German jet. It also possesses a roll rate to rival the Me 262, so with your 4 powerful engines, you have everything you need to take on other jets. As such, once you've finished your bombing run, turn and climb towards the battlefield, and try to maintain altitude above other jets. Once you're reasonably high, pick vulnerable targets and dive in for a pass, taking a shot at them and then moving away to retain your energy. Avoid exceeding 750km/h when stock, as past that the dive can be hard to arrest. Once all modifications have been researched, however, the aircraft gains a reasonable amount of additional leeway before you encounter issues. If everything falls apart, and you gain fighters on your tail, try to keep accelerating if possible and try to bait the enemies near your own team so they can assist you.
 
 
===Manual Engine Control===
 
===Manual Engine Control===
 
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| I
 
| I
| Fuselage Repair, Compressor
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| Fuselage Repair, Radiator
 
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| II
 
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| Compressor
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| Airframe
 
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|  
| Airframe
 
| ETC 1001 I
 
 
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| III
 
| III
 
| Wing Repair, Engine
 
| Wing Repair, Engine
 
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| Offensive 20 mm
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| IV
 
| IV
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| Engine Injection
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| Cover
 
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| Cover
 
| New 20 mm Cannons
 
 
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As a premium aircraft grinding for upgrades is '''not''' necessary. Only the "Mark of excellence" can be unlocked. It will grant the ability to place and show four decals without having a [[Premium account|premium account]].
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
* Incredibly fast.
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* Durable air frame
* Very good at killing individual ground units in AB.
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* Great visibility (sim)
* Cannons provide decent air to air performance.
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* Excellent turn time
* Very good climb rate.
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* Effective defensive armament
* Four engines provides the much needed speed increase from the previous model.
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* Has a bomb sight
* Good acceleration.
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* Bomber airspawn
* Stock payload is very versatile.
 
* Air spawn at 3,500 meters.
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
* While stock, is hard to recover from dives in speeds beyond 750 km/h.
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* Somewhat poor offensive armament
* Pilot is usually easily killed.
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* Low ammunition pool for offensive guns
* Can't carry many bombs, which means that you only can destroy 1 enemy base per bomb load.
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* Average energy retention
* Doesn't have air brakes, which makes landing potentially very dangerous.
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* Poor acceleration overall
* No gun sight in the cockpit, you have to rely on perception to aim.
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* Very small payload
* Worse turn rate than the previous model.
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* Tail prone to control surface damages
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Around 1937, the German Air Ministry wanted a short-ranged, three-seated reconnaissance plane with great visibility act as an army co-operation aircraft. Two aircraft manufacturers wanted the contract: Arado and Focke-Wulf (Blohm & Voss participated but it was a private venture). The Fw 189 prototype had an unusual twin-boom twin engine design so that there will be no engine blocking the front of the cockpit which offered maximum visibility and good speed. It was powered by two Argus As 410 engines and utilized a heavily glazed "stepless" cockpit. Which is all glass and supporting frame to block vision, which is similar to cockpits found on late-war German bombers. It was extremely successful not only because it was fast, but also because it was an extremely maneuverable aircraft. One trick utilized when a fighter came to intercept it was to start turning in a tight circle, in which the pursuing fighter could not match. Later in the war, this aircraft was retrofitted for a variety of tasks which included light ground attack and a night fighter variant.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
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===Obtainable events===
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* The Fw 189 Uhu was first available in [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/ Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. of 2016] that lasted from 22 July to 22 August. It was unlocked after obtaining 18 pilot Marks of Distinction.
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* It was next available in the 2017-18 [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5224-special-festive-quest-en/ Special Festive Quest] from 22 December 2017 until 22 January 2018.  It requires 10 Christmas toys and also 500,000 Christmas lights accumulated between all players.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
{{Germany jet aircrafts}}
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{{Germany bombers}}

Revision as of 16:53, 4 January 2019

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
Fw 189 A-1
fw-189a-1.png
Fw 189 A-1
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Description

GarageImage Fw 189 A-1.jpg


The Fw 189 A-1 Uhu is a gift Rank I German bomber with a battle rating of 1.7. It was introduced during Update 1.61 "Road to Glory" in the "Operation S.U.M.M.E.R." event of 2016.

In most cases, you'll be using the eagle owl as a heavy fighter. Fortunately the plane can be flown like any other turn fighter in-game. However, this plane requires a few different flight techniques.

The Fw 189 is best described as a multi-purpose heavy fighter. And when I say heavy-fighter, take it with a grain of salt. Thanks to the heavy airframe, large wingspan, and large elevator, the Fw 189 is an incredibly maneuverable plane, rivaling that of early rank Spitfires and Hurricanes. Thus, in war thunder, the Fw 189 fulfills the roles of a light bomber, ground attacker, heavy fighter, and reconnaissance in EC/ combined battles.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,600 m)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
337 329 8,000 17.2 17.9 5.9 5.9 300
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,600 m)
Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
382 359 8,000 14.9 16.0 12.6 8.0 300

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h)
Gear limit
(km/h)
Combat flap
(km/h)
Max Static G
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525 290 250 ~8 ~4
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h)
Rudder
(km/h)
Elevators
(km/h)
Radiator
(km/h)
< 380 < 360 < 390 > 140
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
2,600 m 770 hp 916 hp

Survivability and armour

  • No armour plating
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: MG 17 (7.92 mm)

The Fw 189 A-1 is armed with:

  • 2 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

Main article: SC50JA (50 kg)

The Fw 189 A-1 can be outfitted with the following payload options:

  • Without load
  • 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)

Defensive armament

Main article: MG 15 (7.92 mm)

The Fw 189 A-1 is defended by:

  • 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, dorsal turret (450 rpg)
  • 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, tail turret (750 rpg)

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Not controllable Not controllable Not controllable Separate Not ontrollable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair, Radiator
II Compressor Airframe
III Wing Repair, Engine
IV Engine Injection Cover

As a premium aircraft grinding for upgrades is not necessary. Only the "Mark of excellence" can be unlocked. It will grant the ability to place and show four decals without having a premium account.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Durable air frame
  • Great visibility (sim)
  • Excellent turn time
  • Effective defensive armament
  • Has a bomb sight
  • Bomber airspawn

Cons:

  • Somewhat poor offensive armament
  • Low ammunition pool for offensive guns
  • Average energy retention
  • Poor acceleration overall
  • Very small payload
  • Tail prone to control surface damages

History

Around 1937, the German Air Ministry wanted a short-ranged, three-seated reconnaissance plane with great visibility act as an army co-operation aircraft. Two aircraft manufacturers wanted the contract: Arado and Focke-Wulf (Blohm & Voss participated but it was a private venture). The Fw 189 prototype had an unusual twin-boom twin engine design so that there will be no engine blocking the front of the cockpit which offered maximum visibility and good speed. It was powered by two Argus As 410 engines and utilized a heavily glazed "stepless" cockpit. Which is all glass and supporting frame to block vision, which is similar to cockpits found on late-war German bombers. It was extremely successful not only because it was fast, but also because it was an extremely maneuverable aircraft. One trick utilized when a fighter came to intercept it was to start turning in a tight circle, in which the pursuing fighter could not match. Later in the war, this aircraft was retrofitted for a variety of tasks which included light ground attack and a night fighter variant.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

Obtainable events

  • The Fw 189 Uhu was first available in Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. of 2016 that lasted from 22 July to 22 August. It was unlocked after obtaining 18 pilot Marks of Distinction.
  • It was next available in the 2017-18 Special Festive Quest from 22 December 2017 until 22 January 2018. It requires 10 Christmas toys and also 500,000 Christmas lights accumulated between all players.

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • page on aircraft encyclopedia;
  • other literature.


Germany bombers
Arado  Ar 196 A-3
Blohm & Voss  BV 138 C-1 · BV 238
Dornier  Do 17 E-1 · Do 17 Z-2 · Do 217 E-2 · Do 217 E-4 · Do 217 K-1 · Do 217 M-1
Focke-Wulf  Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 200 C-1
Henschel  Hs 123 A-1
Heinkel  He 111 H-3 · He 111 H-6 · He 111 H-16 · He 115 C-1 · He 177 A-5
Junkers  Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 R-2 · Ju 87 R-2 Libya · Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 D-5 · Ju 88 A-1 · Ju 88 A-4 · Ju 188 A-2 · Ju 288 C
Messerschmitt  Me 264
Savoia-Marchetti  ▀S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 B · ▀S.M.79 serie 4 · ▀S.M.79 serie 8
  ▀S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 bis/N · ▀S.M.79 bis/T.M
Trophies  ▀Wellington Mk Ic