Focke-Wulf 190 A-4 W.Nr 0140 617 (S. Polyak)
The aircraft that this plate belonged to was an FW 190 A-4 built by Focke-Wulf at Bremen in July 1942. W.Nr 0140 617 was slightly damaged in May 1943 with II./J.G. 1. It was then repaired and returned to combat with I./J.G. 26. With the latter unit, the aircraft became 'White 5 + ', and it was shot down by Typhoons on 7 October 1943. The pilot, Lt. Johannes Matthiesen, was killed. Thanks to Steve Polyak for the photo.

Table 1: Loss List for FW 190 A-4 W.Nr 0140 617 ^[1]

Date	Pilot & Fate	Unit	Type	W.Nr	Markings	Remarks	Location	%	F/H
15.05.43	Uffz. Willi Herzog W	II./J.G. 1	FW 190 A-4	0140 617	?	Forced landing due to lack of fuel	Fl.Pl. Norderney	30	F
07.10.43	Lt. Johannes Matthiesen +	1./J.G. 26	FW 190 A-4	0140 617	'White 5 + '	Combat with 198 Sqdn Typhoons	Wielsbeke near Kortrik	100	F

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Footnotes
[1] Loss information via J.L. Perry

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