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    Airframe Family: Focke Wulf Fw-44
    Latest Model:Fw-44J
    Construction Number:183
    Last Civil Registration:N183FW
    Compressed ID:Focke Wulf Fw-44J cn 183 cr N183FW
    Latest Owner or Location:Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    1937

    Constructed as a Fw-44J.
    Built at the Focke-Wulf factory in Bremen, Germany

    1937

    To unknown owner with c/r LV-YYX.

    From Unknown to 1987

    To unknown owner with c/r LV-YYX.

    August 1989

    To Hans Dittes with new c/r D-EHDH.

    18 December 1989

    To Titeca, Belgium with new c/r OO-JKT.
    Based at Brasschaat airfield near Antwerp.

    To Flying Legends, Kortrijk Wevelgem Airport, Kortrijk, Vlaams Gewest.
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    1996

    Involved in an incident.
    Suffered damage in a heavy landing at Speyer in Germany.

    16 February 2004

    To Glenn Richard Lacey with new c/r G-STIG.

    2005

    Restored.
    The aircraft was restored in flying condition and painted in pre-WW II colours including registration D-2692.

    From 29 November 2006 to 22 April 2010

    To Peter Robert Holloway keeping c/r G-STIG.
    Markings added: D-2692

    By 13 September 2008

    Markings Applied: HPTM. BOELCKE, D-2692

    13 September 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photo at 2008 Kemble Great Vintage Flying Weekend as G-STIG - before its export to USA as N183FW in 2010

    3 May 2010

    To Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA with new c/r N183FW.

    Based at Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, VA.
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    3 April 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX183FW (FW44J, 183) issued.

    17 May 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Seen during Warbirds over the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, USA

    10 July 2013

    To Gerald W. Yagen, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N183FW.

    5 February 2019

    To Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N183FW.

    6 July 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA.

    6 July 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, VA.
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    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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