Aircraft Build Around The Nameplate Of An Airplane That Was Shot Down In 1944

A Focke-Wulf FW 190 belonging to the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Cincinnati,OH has made its first flight. The flight is the culmination of a project that has been underway for several years.

Charlie Hotel Aviation posted news about the flight to the Taildragger Pilots United Facebook page. According to the post, the plane was built around the nameplate of an FW190 F-8 which was shot down in 1944. It was manufactured by Arado company which was one of several companies building FW 190s during the war. This nameplate was salvaged together with other parts and shipped to the U.S. in 2000.

Rebuilding around a nameplate makes the airplane a genuine FW-190, and not a replica, according to the post.

The project was donated to the Tri-State Warbird Museum in 2007, and the restoration was led by Paul Redlich.

Some modifications to the aircraft were necessary, as an original engine was not available. Installation of a Pratt & Whitney R-800-57M2 made a change to the upper cowling necessary.

The flight was conducted November 12, according to the post.

(Image from Facebook)

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