The FW 190D-9 on display surrendered to the Royal Air Force at Flensburg, Germany, up near the Danish border. It served with JG3 during the war. The American technical intelligence troops acquired it from the British and loaded it on board the H.M.S. Reaper for the trip back to the United States. As FE-120, the aircraft participated in six hours of flight testing here at Wright Field, before being stored at Freeman Field and later in Maryland. The D-9 was 20 inches longer than a standard Focke-Wulf, due to the large Jumo 213 bomber engine placed in it for greater performance. It could fly 426 miles per hour, putting on par with the P-51 and it featured a wooden propeller.
Date Taken: | 05.23.2013 |
Date Posted: | 07.30.2015 11:40 |
Category: | Recording |
Audio ID: | 41603 |
Filename: | 1507/DOD_102629195.mp3 |
Length: | 00:01:07 |
Album | ISR Tour |
Track # | 25 |
Location: | DAYTON, OHIO, US |
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