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    Airframe Family: Focke Wulf Fw-190 / Ta-152
    Latest Model:Fw-190A-5/U3
    Last Military Serial:DG+HO Luftwaffe
    Construction Number:151227
    Last Civil Registration:N19027
    Compressed ID:Focke Wulf Fw-190A-5/U3 sn DG+HO Lu...
    Latest Owner or Location:Wartime History Museum Inc, Tacoma, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Fw-190A-5/U3.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Luftwaffe with s/n DG+HO.

    To 4./JG54.
    Markings added: white A

    1943

    Crashed.
    Shot down near Leningrad.

    1989

    Found in a silver birch forest.

    To Doug Arnold.

    1990

    Recovered.
    Retreived by chopper from crash site. The aircraft was complete with only crash damage.

    From 1991 to By 1991

    To Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill.

    7 June 1991

    Transported by ship.
    Moved to the UK and placed in storage.

    30 August 1991

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Biggin Hil as a restoration project.

    From By 1995 to By 1995

    Restoration started.
    Work carried out at a number of locations in the UK.

    6 March 1996

    To Wizzard Investments Ltd, Jersey with new c/r G-FOKW.

    From 6 March 1996 to By 1996

    To Wizzard Investments Ltd/David Arnold, Jersey keeping c/r G-FOKW.

    From By 1997 to By 1997

    To Flying A Services, Earls Colne/North Weald keeping c/r G-FOKW.

    From 1999 to By 1999

    To Flying Heritage Collection/Paul Allen.

    From 14 February 2001 to By 2001

    Assigned civil registration: N19027

    From By 2002 to By 2002

    Restoration continued.
    Work carried out at Suffolk, UK, using an original BMW 801 engine.

    12 May 2004

    To Vulcan Warbirds Inc/Paul Allen, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N19027.

    Transported by ship.
    Moved to Casa Grande, AZ, for the remainder of the restoration.

    From By 2007 to By 2007

    Contracted to Goss Hawk Unlimited, Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Casa Grande, AZ for work on the airframe.
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    29 November 2010

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX19027 (FW 190-A5, 0151227) issued.

    1 December 2010

    First flight.
    Flew with Steve Hinton at the controls.

    To Flying Heritage Collection/Paul Allen, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    1 July 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo - displayed in Paul Allens Warbirds - Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field, Everett

    July 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    July 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    To Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, Paine Field, Everett, WA.
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    2 February 2018

    To Vulcan Aircraft Inc, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N19027.

    21 July 2018


    Photographer: Gary Maisack
    Notes: Flying at Skyfair 2018, Paine Field, WA

    3 March 2023

    To Wartime History Museum Inc, Tacoma, WA keeping c/r N19027.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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