FW 190 A-2 or A-3 W.Nr 518 'White 1 + ' (D. Wadman)
I am sure I have seen this aircraft before, but cannot remember where. Can anyone help me with caption information for this photo of an FW 190 A. It is one of the following:

FW 190 A-2 W.Nr 0120 518
FW 190 A-2 W.Nr 0125 518
FW 190 A-3 W.Nr 0130 518
FW 190 A-3 W.Nr 0135 518

Of note in the photograph are the 12 black victory bars on the yellow rudder.

Some information on three of these aircraft:
FW 190 A-2 W.Nr 0125 518 DH + BV - This aircraft arrived at the Auxerre-Cravant repair facility on 16 September 1942, and left on 19 April 1943.^[1]

FW 190 A-3 W.Nr 0130 518 DF + GR - This aircraft arrived at the Auxerre-Cravant repair facility, France, on 27 June 1944, and after being damaged on the airfield at Auxerre, was captured by the Allies on 12 October 1944.^[2]

FW 190 A-3 W.Nr 0135 518 - On 19 August 1942, during the air battles over the Allied landings at Dieppe, this aircraft of II./J.G.2 crash-landed at Beauville due to engine trouble, suffering only minor damage.^[3]

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Footnotes
[1] PRO AIR 40/1887, Air P/W Interrogation Unit Main Headquarters, Second T.A.F. - Focke-Wulf Repair Factory, Auxerre
[2] ibid.
[3] W.J.A. Wood, Flugzeugunfälle und Verluste bei dem Verbänden Genst.Qu.Gen.6.Abt Nr.4949/40 g. Kdos 1C. 1939-45, http://www.ww2.dk/misc/jg2loss.pdf

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