Origin: Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH, in partnership with Hamburger Flugzeugbau (Blohm und Voss)
Type: maritime reconnaissance bomber and (C-6 to -8) missile launcher
Engine: usually four 1,200hp BMW-Bramo Fafnir 323R-2 nine-cylinder radials
Armament: C-3/C-8, typically one forward dorsal turret with one 15mm MG 151/15 (or 20mm MG 151/20 or one 7.92mm MG 15), one 20mm MG 151/20 manually aimed at front of ventral gondola, three 7.92mm MG 15 manually aimed at rear of ventral gondola and two beam windows (beam guns sometimes being 13mm MG 131) and one 13mm MG 131 in aft dorsal position, maximum bomb load of 2,100kg carried in gondola and beneath outer wings (C-6/C-8, two Hs 293 guided missiles carried under outboard nacelles)
Speed: maximum speed (C-3) 360km/h, (C-8) 330km/h
Climb: initial climb about 200m/minute
Ceiling: service ceiling 5,800m
Range: with standard fuel 3,550km
Weight: (C-3/U-4) empty 12,951kg, loaded 22,700kg
Wingspan: 30.855m
Length: 23.46m
Height: 6.3m
Crew: six
History: first flight (civil prototype) 27 July 1937, (Fw 200C-0) January 1940, final delivery (C-8) February 1944
Users: (Fw 200C series) Germany (Luftwaffe)

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