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Old 22nd June 2016, 18:03
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Fw 190 A-4 W.Nr. 140586?

Hello,

There is currently a control stick for sale at eBay that bears the aircraft's serial number. It came from a Fw 190 (indicated by the electrical wiring diagram code 'V60') and the W.Nr. is given as 0586. It can only have been Fw 190 A-4, W.Nr. 140586:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311640545068

However, this aircraft crashed with 80% damage on 26 February 1943 while with JG 1. See this old TOCH thread for more information:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=35218

If it indeed crashed 80%, I wouldn't expect that two years later a GI found the aircraft's control stick. Could it be a different W.Nr. or was 140586 rebuilt (very unlikely with 80% damage).

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