This rare Focke Wulf Fw190F-8 was recovered from a Norwegian fjord where it crashed after being downed on 9 February, 1945 by British Mustangs.  The pilot, Uffz. Heinz Orlowski, had borrowed "weiße 1" from his Staffelkapitän, and was lucky to survive the unfortunate encounter.  Baling out of the burning aircraft, he was too low for his parachute to operate properly, and he bounced into a convenient snowbank.  Herr Orlowski survived the war, and now lives in Berlin; he has visited the aircraft once already, and signed the fuselage beneath the cockpit!

 

This aircraft is currently undergoing restoration with the White 1 Foundation in Kissimmee, Florida.  Recovered in the early 1980s, the aircraft was with the Texas Airplane Museum* for a number of years until it's arrival at Reilly's facility in April of 2000.  Dr. Mark Timken is the new owner of White 1, and the Foundation is making outstanding progress on this highly complex task.  The ultimate goal is to restore the aircraft to flying condition, with an original BMW 801D-2 14 cylinder radial.  That, combined with the high degree of authenticity specified by Dr. Timken, will result in one of the most authentic Luftwaffe combat aircraft to be found anywhere.