Focke-Wulf Ta 152 (Fighter plane)

The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 is a German high-altitude fighter–interceptor designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf. It entered production too late and in insufficient numbers to have a significant role in the Second World War. The Ta 152 was a development of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter. It was intended to be produced in at least three versions—the Ta 152H Höhenjäger (high-altitude fighter); the Ta 152C designed for medium-altitude operations and ground-attack, using a Daimler-Benz DB 603 and with smaller wings and the Ta 152E fighter–reconnaissance aircraft with the engine of the H model and the wing of the C model. The first Ta 152H entered service with the Luftwaffe in January 1945, one month later, production of the Ta 152 had ceased due to Germany's declining position in the conflict. Japan acquired material from Germany towards establishing domestic production of the Ta 152, but no aircraft were ever believed to have been completed.