Survivors and Modern Builds/reproductions
Some 28 original Fw 190s are in museums or in the hands of private collectors around the world.
In 1997, a German company, Flug Werk GmbH, began manufacturing new Fw 190 models as reproductions. To date, almost 20 have been produced (a few as static display models, most as flyable), with airworthy examples usually powered by Chinese-manufactured Shvetsov ASh-82 radial powerplants.
The nearly intact wreck of an Fw 190 A-5 (bearing Werknummer 1227) that had crashed in a marsh within the forest near Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1943, was located in 1989.After restoration in Arizona, the Fw 190 flew again (with the original BMW 801 powerplant) on 1 December 2010. Following the successful test flight, the aircraft was then trucked up to the Flying Heritage Collection where it was reassembled in April 2011 and restored to airworthy condition.
At least five surviving Fw 190 radial-engined aircraft are known to have been assigned to the Luftwaffe's JG 5 wing. More German fighter aircraft on display in museums in the 21st century have originated from this unit than from any other Axis Powers’ military aviation unit of World War II.
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