Payback Time

Luftwaffe Series

Payback Time

The RAF fighter arm had a torrid time after the introduction of the FW190 with it’s superior performance and striking power. However, after a disoriented Luftwaffe pilot landed at a southern RAF base with a fully serviceable FW, the knowledge gained helped the UK designers to play catch-up with the next series of Spitfire upgrades. The Mk9 in the image was at least the equivalent of the early FW types and now its ‘payback time’.

The FW had many innovative items the most important, in context of the image, was the provision of explosive jettison for the canopy.

Note. the chute imagery is for real - see Duxford Legends 2011 - and sadly the FW190 was badly damaged in France after an engine failure resulted in a shallow water ditching, rebuild doubtful.

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 20D
Lens:	300mm prime
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	29 Jul 2006 - 1:51 PM
Focal Length:	49mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Shutter Speed:	1/200sec
Exposure Comp:	+2/3
ISO:	100
Exposure Mode:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	No Flash

Title:	Payback Time
Username:	patspeirs
Uploaded:	21 Jan 2012 - 10:18 AM
Tags:	Aircraft, Digital art, Fw190, Spitfire, Ww2
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