Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4 – Hauptmann Egon Mayer, Gruppenkommandeur III./JG 2, Luftwaffe, Cherbourg-Theville, February 1943

1:48 Scale.  Length: 7.25".  Wingspan: 8.5"


Limited production of approximately 400 models worldwide

Egon Mayer recorded his first aerial victory on June 13, 1940. Victories 60, 61 and 62 came on February 14, 1943 when he shot down three RAF Typhoons. Mayer rose through the ranks very quickly becoming a Leutnant, Oberleutnant, Hauptmann, then Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 2 ‘Richthofen’. Egon Mayer was shot down and killed on March 2, 1944 but during his short career he flew 353 combat missions and achieved 102 aerial victories. He was the first German pilot to score 100 victories solely over the Western Front.

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was a German single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. The prototype was first flown on June 1, 1939 and production deliveries began in late 1941. The Fw 190 proved to be suitable for a wide variety of roles, including; air superiority fighter, strike fighter and ground attack. From 1941 to 1945, over 20,000 Fw 190s were built.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.

This model of an Fw 190A-4 features: