Does anybody know where the Fw 189 restoration which was commenced by the late Jim Pearce currently resides?
I know that Jim moved it on quite a while before his passing – but any information and contact details of the current owner/restorer would be most welcome.
By: Oxcart - 1st March 2018 at 19:03
Such a shame that the pilot didn’t live to go for a last ride in her
By: DoraNineFan - 1st March 2018 at 00:22
The Fw-189 did go to the Flying Heritage Collection, but I have not seen an updated photo for probably over 15 years.
Pearce recovered three Me-110s. Two went to Germany and became the Me-110 on display at the Technical Museum, Berlin. The last time I looked, the third was in storage and had enough wreckage to be a potential flier.
By: DH82EH - 1st March 2018 at 00:11
If you Google “FW-189 restoration” there are some images posted on a modelers site.
The post is from 2011 which I think pre-dates Vulcan Warbirds acquiring it (and also the Me-110).
It will be quite something to see this unique survivor emerge from the wood work eventually.
Here’s a link. Just scroll down a bit to the images.
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/done-fw-189-a1-v7-1h-me-fw-group-build.28949/
Andy
By: JohnTerrell - 28th February 2018 at 22:54
The Fw-189 is registered as N189FW to Vulcan Warbirds (Paul Allen/Flying Heritage& Combat Armor Museum). Since Paul Allen acquired it, I don’t recall ever seeing any reports on its progress – as they tend to keep most all of their projects “secret” until just before or after they’re completed.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th February 2018 at 22:53
Did it go to NZ – or was that the 110?
Anon.
By: jeepman - 28th February 2018 at 21:02
Thought it went to Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage and Armour Collection in Seattle, Washington State
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