Fw 190D-9
FE-0121
W Nr 401392
Stock No. 3609-01-0413-FW190-D9
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at Freeman Field

Source Disposition
War Prizes
pg 211
Surrendered to the RAF at Flensburg.  To the US via Cherbourg and HMS Reaper.  Marked as 'USA 13' by the RAF before handing over to Col Watson.
TSEAL 6D
09/01/1945
08/01/1945 at Newark to be sent to Freeman Field
War Prizes
pg 211
flyable at Freeman Field between May and August 1946.
Accident Report
08/02/1946
Landing gear fails during ground tests
War Prizes
pg 211
15 August, it had been recommended for salvage.
Unsalvageable
01/17/1947
FW 190  T2-121
Instruments not installed.
Hydraulic system not installed.
Landing gear installed, but not operational.
Engines installed, but not operational.

FE-121, a "long nose" Focke-Wulf fighter, was restored to flying status and flown in demonstration flights. With demilitarization at the end of the war, the collection of aircraft at Wright and Freeman fields were largely reduced to carnival attractions.

Luftwaffe Over Ohio!  By Paul F. Straney and Robert Sacchi
http://www.norwich.net/~pstrany/ocw/loo/loo06.htm

See FE-0113 for general description
Accident Report August 2, 1946