Numbered FE-T-2-118 for inventory purposes, this aircraft was among five long nose Fw190s brought to the United States for flight evaluation after the Second World War. Some time after its delivery the wings were exchanged with another aircraft. The aircraft was not flown much; soon after the Focke Wulf was brought to the United States interest in Axis piston engine aircraft research decreased. The Focke Wulf was donated to Georgia Tech for aviation engineering research and, by 1955, had suffered much abuse and vandalism. After several changes of ownership in the ‘50s and ‘60s, the aircraft showed up in California partially assembled and missing many parts. Champlin Fighter Museum purchased the aircraft in 1972. The Focke Wulf was shipped back to Germany where a four-year restoration project was performed. The aircraft returned to the United States where GossHawk oversaw the final restoration and now exclusively maintains this aircraft. Many of the missing parts were gathered throughout Europe and the remainder were fabricated anew. Just recently an original prop and hub were acquired completing the restoration of this rare aircraft.

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