The Little World

That’s like a hangar queen but one they keep out in the open.

This FW 190 was captured in Belgium at St. Trond (Sint Truiden ) and started life as White 11 of JG4.

It was given a strong red coat of paint, USAAF markings, and a made-up registration number: OO-L as well as a 1/1/45 tail code.

Apparently it did engine run ups and taxiing, but never flew again.

Fortunately someone in the USAAF had a 35mm camera and some Kodachrome A film by that time. There are several perfectly clear colour images of the plane on the ground. It never got dirty.