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Also Known As	Focke-Wulf 190

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190, German fighter plane of World War II.

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Fieseler, Gerhard

Gerhard Fieseler

German aviator

Focke-Wulf Fw 190, German fighter plane of World War II.

Kurt Tank

German aircraft designer and test pilot

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