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Luftwaffe. A wing flap section from Focke Wulf 190 A-5 WNr. 1227 White A, rivetted aluminium finished in blue one side, green on the other, indistinct serial number, the piece has been additionally signed by nine distinguished Luftwaffe pilots (see footnote), 129 cm long (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Fw 190 A5 W.Nr 1227 ‘White A’. The flap was replaced during the restoration project and the aircraft is now in flying condition. On 19 July 1943 Fw 190 A5 W.Nr 1227 ‘White A’ took off on a sortie carrying a SC250 (550lb) bomb from Siwerskaja. Crossing the front line over the Dvina Rover, the Fw 190 headed east. It attacked an armoured train and reportedly suffered damage from flak causing the aircraft to crash land. The pilot Feldwebel Paul Ratz survived the crash but was captured by the Russian and interned. The Luftwaffe reported him as missing in action. The Fw 190 was recorded as 100% missing and was subsequently located in 1989 when it was transported to the UK to be professionally restored. All the signatures have been authenticated, and comprise the following, Major Hans Ekkehard Bob, Knight's Cross (1917-2013), 700 combat missions, 60 victories (37 of which were on the Eastern Front). Oberleunnant Günther "Hupatz" Seeger, Knight's Cross (1918-2013), 504 combat missions, 56 victories (all over the Western Front). Major Günther Rall, Knight's Cross with oak leaves and swords (1918-2009), third most successful fighter pilot in aviation history, behind Gerhard Barkhorn and Erich Hartmann Major Erich Rudorffer, Knight's Cross with oak leaves and swords (1917-2016), 1000 + combat missions, 222 victories (over Europe, the Mediterranean and the Eastern Front). Oberleutnant Walter Worfum, Knight's Cross (1923-2010), 424 combat missions, 137 victories. Leutnant Hugo Broch, Knight's Cross, Knight's Cross (1922 -), 324 combat missions, 81 victories (all over the Eastrn Front). Oberleutnant Walter Schuck, Knight's Cross with oak leaves and swords (1920-2015), 500 + combat missions, 206 victories (8 of which while flying the Me 262 jet fighter). Obergefreiter Ernst Specht, Iron Cross, 1st class (1923-2015). Leutnant Wilhelm Noller, Knight's Cross (1919-2011), 1058 combat missions, 86 tanks, 2 ships and 5 bridges destroyed.