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    Airframe Family: Focke Wulf Fw-190 / Ta-152
    Latest Model:FW 190A-8/N (replica)
    Construction Number:990009
    Last Civil Registration:D-FWMV
    Latest Owner or Location:Spitfire Ltd/Tony Blair, Saint. Helier, Jersey

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    Dates

    Event

    2006

    Constructed as a FW 190A-8/N (replica) by Flug Werk GmbH at Gammelsdorf, Munich.

    Circa 13 February 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-FWAB (REPLICA FOCKE WULF FW190-A8, 980554) issued.

    13 February 2008

    To Spitfire Ltd/Tony Blair, Saint. Helier, Jersey with new c/r G-FWAB.
    Matthias Dorst comments (3 December 2016): The aircraft never flew in Great Britain.

    January 2010

    To unknown owner.
    Exported to Germany.

    Contracted to Meiermotors GMBH, Bremgarten Airport, Eschbach, Baden-Wurttemberg for work on the airframe.
    Matthias Dorst comments (3 December 2016): MeierMotors were contracted to bring the fighter to a flyable condition. Kind of a glass-cockpit, actual avionics and so on. No conversion of the coolant-system, no in-depth restoration as with D-FMFW.
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    15 January 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    15 January 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: This airframe was transferred to MeierMotors in January 2010. The order is to get the plane airborne. Lot of work !

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: the fuselage in front of the paint shop, ready for painting

    19 March 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: . the wing in the paint shop

    5 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: work in progress

    9 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: the wing

    30 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: day of marriage! here the fuselage

    30 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: the bird is together !

    11 June 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: June 2010, work in progress

    13 August 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: cowling and cowlring is mounted

    13 August 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    To unknown owner with c/r D-FWMV.

    April 2011

    Matthias Dorst comments (3 December 2016): The Flugwerk Fw190 was rolled out for engine tests and taxiingtests.

    19 April 2011


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Bremgarten EDTG Germany

    10 August 2011

    First flight.
    Matthias Dorst comments (3 December 2016): Maidenflight took place 10th August 2011 with Marc Leon Mathis at the controls.

    Matthias Dorst comments (3 December 2016): Later transferred to Braunschweig, homebase of the owner.


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    Matthias Dorst
    Fred Taylor

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