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The Eshelman FW-5 (The Wing) was an American four-seater cabin aircraft of the 1940's. The Eshelman FW-5 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Lycoming 6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 288 kmh and a range of 1120 km.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu was a German two-seat short-range reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War first produced in 1937. The Fw 189 was powered by two 465 hp Argus As 410A-1 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engines providing a top speed of 335 kmh and a range of 670 km. Armaments of the Fw 189-A-1 model consisted of two trainable 7.92 mm MG 15 machine-guns and two fixed 7.92 mm MG 17 machine-guns and four 50 kg bombs.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was a German single-seat fighter/fighter bomber aircraft of the Second World War, first flying in 1938 and the first intact specimen being captured in Britain in 1942. The Fw 190D-9 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by a 1776 hp Junkers Jumo 213A-1 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine providing a top speed of approximately 685 kmh and a range of 835 km. The
Fw 190 was armed depending upon version with machine-gun or cannon under each wing, the 190D-9 being armed with two 13 mm MG 131 machine-guns and two 20 mm MG 151 cannons and a 500 kg SC500 bomb. The Fighter-bomber variant (Fw 190-A5/U3) was equipped with wing and fuselage bomb-racks.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 190G was a German specialist ground attack aircraft variant of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 used during the Second World War. The Fw 190G was armed with two 20 mm MG 151 cannons and carried a 1800 kg bomb or SC 500 kg bomb and two 300 litre fuel tanks under the wings for extra range.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a German long-range reconnaissance bomber and U-Boat co-operation aircraft of the Second World War, first flown in 1937 and used primarily for long range maritime patrols, although they were also used on the Eastern Front for transport duties. The Fw 200C-3/U4 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four 1200 hp Bramo 323R 9-cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 360 kmh and a range of 3560 km. The
Fw 200C-3/U4 was armed with four 13 mm MG 131 machine-guns in the dorsal and beam positions and one MG 131 or one 20 mm MG 151 machine-gun in a ventral gondola, and carried four 250 kg bombs.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz was a German two-seater trainer biplane first produced in 1932 and used throughout the Second World War to train Luftwaffe pilots. The Fw 44 was powered by a 150 hp Siemens Sh 14a 7-cylinder radial piston engine providing a top speed of 185 kmh and a range of 675 km.
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stosser was a German single-seat advanced trainer aircraft of the Second World War first flown in 1936. The Fw 56 was powered by a 240 hp Argus As 10C 8-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 278 kmh and a range of 400 km. Armaments consisted of two 7.92 mm MG 17 machine-guns. the Fw 56 was used by both fighter and dive bombing training schools of the Luftwaffe.
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The Jurca MJ8 1-Nine-O was a French single-seater amateur-build sporting aircraft consisting of a three-quarters scaled down model of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft. The Jurca MJ8 was of wooden construction and powered by a any engine of between 100 and 200 hp, providing a top speed of about 260 kmh.
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The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 was a German high-altitude fighter aircraft of the Second World War developed from the Fw 190. The Ta 152H-1 was powered by a 1750 hp Junkers Jumo 213E 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 760 kmh when used with MW-50 water-methanol fuel injection and GM-1 power boost, and had a range of 1200 km. Armaments consisted of a 30 mm MK 108 cannon and two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons.
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Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horrors is a horror film based upon Bram Stoker's Dracula and starring Max Shreck in a story of an estate agent who travels to Transylvania to visit a client and soon discovers his clients sinister motives. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horrors was directed by FW Murnau in 1922.
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