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16.
HMS Reaper arrived at Newark, New Jersey, on 1 August 1945 where W.Nr. 140312 was de-cocooned and flown by Watson from Pittsburg to Wright Field. Here, Watson is pictured with the Arado.
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17. At Wright Field, previous markings were painted out and spurious Luftwaffe insignia added. It was assigned the code "FE-1010" which is just visible on the tail as well as the notation of its
werknummer due to the great resolution of this photo. Note that there is no evidence of a white RLM 21 ring on the nacelle cowl nor rack fairings beneath the nacelle.
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18. This is one of the few colour photos to be taken of W.Nr. 140312 in its original camouflage. In December 1945, it was flown to Freeman Field to be made serviceable for flight testing using parts from W.Nr. 140311 "FE-1011". It was used for flight tests at Wright Field from 1 August to 16 October 1946. Eventually it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution where it was stored and then readied for display in the 1980's. After being on view at the Smithsonian in downtown Washington, D.C., it was moved to its current home, in 2005, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport.