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Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor

A long-range airliner design adapted into a Luftwaffe maritime patrol and anti-shipping combat aircraft.

Archive ID: afm_0000193
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, shown in the selected representative source image.San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain / no known copyright restrictionsImage source

A long-range airliner design adapted into a Luftwaffe maritime patrol and anti-shipping combat aircraft.

Primary roleMaritime Combat
First flight1937
Service entry1939
OriginGermany (1933–1945)
ManufacturerFocke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was developed by Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau in Germany (1933–1945) as a maritime-combat aircraft. The family first flew in 1937 and entered service in 1939. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor is represented across maritime-combat aircraft and bomber roles. The sourced variant records include service with Luftwaffe (1935–1945). Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include anti ship.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include Fw 200 C-3.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Fw 200 C-3ProductionMaritime CombatLuftwaffe (1935–1945)

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. German Aircraft of the Second World War: Including Helicopters and Missiles — Putnam · Tier 3