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Here you will see two restored planes, the ME262 and FW190, take part in an amazing air display at the 2013 Canadian Wartime Heritage Airshow – both planes hailing from their Museum. It is a unique opportunity to watch two German planes flying together, especially an ME260 alongside an FW190.
Messerschmitt ME 262
This craft is painted to recreate the color scheme of the plane that was flown by Hans Guido Mutke (famous Luftwaffe pilot); this plane was named ‘White 3’. In 1945, on April 9th, Hans believed he had surpassed Mach 1 while flying straight down, doing a ninety-degree dive while protecting a fellow ME262 which was under attack. This would have meant he’d broken the sound barrier if true.
Hans’s feat was disputed, however, and the majority acknowledges Chuck Yeager as being the person that broke the sound barrier sometime in 1947. Hans finished his career in the War on April 25th, 1945 and his plane is on display at Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
Focke-Wolf FW 190
This craft is a single-seat, single-engine German fighter aircraft which was used widely throughout World War 2. The FW190, along with the Messerschmitt BF109, was the Luftwaffe’s backbone.
The FW190 had a BMW 801 radial engine that was twin–row, and this allowed the FW109 to be able to lift larger and heavier loads than the BF109, giving it an advantage. This allowed it to be used as a fighter-bomber, day fighter and as a ground-attack aircraft. It was used, but in a lesser way, as a night fighter as well.
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