Weisse Eins News Archives

The Latest Updates!
The latest photos of
Fw 190 "Black 3"


photos by Chuck Gardner



Black 3 outside for the first time in 60 some years in the Members Section!


The vertical fin top for Black 3 in our Members Section!



Tor Olsen salvages more parts from the Black 3 wreck site.
See the pics in our
Members Section!

All proceeds help fund the project.
 

Here are photos of the Ju88 instrument bezels the White 1 Foundation remade for the Forsvarsmuseet in Gardermoen Norway, as it looks installed in the aircraft.




NEW T-SHIRT DESIGN!
Now available in our Giftshop.



More New Items In the
Members Section

Right Side console for Black 3.


Console for White 1.


White 1 wing .

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Trager Ring at
JP Race Cars

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for full access!






In Memoriam

Uffz. Heinz Orlowski

We are sad to report that Uffz. Heinz Orlowski has made his final takeoff. Our deepest sympathies go to Heinz's family and friends in this time of grief. Heinz will always be remembered for his special connection with "Weisse Eins". It is our hope that his memory will continue to live on with the aircraft he once flew.



Our visitors may enjoy these pics of a completely restored famous Luftwaffe aircraft, the Fieseler Storch. This is the aircraft of Dirk Bende who has also restored the motor of this aircraft through his firm MotoBende. Dirk has been a huge help to our restoration of the FW 190, BMW 801 and Jumo 213. Thank you Dirk Bende!




Joining our staff at the WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation is Syd Jones, who left the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he was Restoration Director and Curator. Syd was responsible for the restoration of the museum's many rare WWII aircraft and also the actual original hangars that were attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Syd helped develop the Museum's displays and similarly, though with a much smaller budget, will help us to display the many rare and exciting artifacts in our collection, including Weisse Eins, and the recently acquired legendary high performance FW 190 D9.
Welcome Syd Jones!

 


See the amazing 2000 HP Jumo 213 D9 motors, dug up from the ground after sixty years, on display.


There is always something new to see at WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation!!!



New Book Available: A Separate Little War: The Banff Coastal Command Strike Wing Versus the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe 1944-1945. This book is now available in our giftshop.

T-Shirt Contest Winner : Our members have voted and are pleased to announce the winner of our T-Shirt Contest! Below is the winning entry by Tom from California.

 

Special Thanks: We would like to thank Ole Bjorn Saelensminde and Geir Tangen for the loan of the rudder differential unit. With this item we will duplicate one for White 1 and one for Gelb 16. This, I believe is THE LAST original part(s) we needed to literally have an example of every original part necessary to complete Weisse Eins' restoration. I can not now think of any part we are missing, and I hope that I am correct!

We've recently taken delivery of snap swivels manufactured by McFarlane Aviation Products. This image provided by Star Novak was taken during an interview of Star for an upcoming story in the Women in Aviation magazine. The photo shows the old and new swivel side-by-side.

 

The above photos from Guttorm are of the Ju 88 antenna mast, rudder & Ju 52 aileron at the RNAF Museum workshop in Gardermoen. The stencils were donated by the WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation.




photo by Chuck Gardner
photo by Chuck Gardner

photo by Chuck Gardner

This international model and her reknowned photographer Seth Ruff visited the WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation for pictures which you may soon see at a Newsstand in your town.

Hello,

You may be interested in the following link:

http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/geitebotnfjell.html

I am the nephew of Uffz. Robert Merkl, living in Germany. I stumbled across some family history,
leading to the crash of the plane of my uncle in Norway. I noted on the homepage that the BMW engine and other parts were removed to be reassembled in Florida. With the help to two Norwegian historians and my family documents we were able to piece the story together and update it.
Might be of interest to you. Perhaps I 'll be able to pass by sometimes at your museum to look at the original

Best regards from Germany,

Roland Merkl



Photo of the new canopy for White 1.

We had a visitor yesterday at the Museum who as a boy sat in a Bf 109 when one made a forced landing near him. He ran out to see the neat airplane, and the pilot sat him in it. He never forgot.

Today he sat in the FW190, and the tears welled up in his eyes. He could not speak. For him I know that the memories came flooding back, and for a moment he was that little boy again.


Hello,

I came across your website this evening while trying to find information about my great-uncle F/O Hugh Charles Lynch; little did I realize just how much would be available. I'd like to thank you for
your work in assembling the detailed historical notes on your site, and I'd also like to express my appreciation for the hard work you're doing to restore the White 1 aircraft. Your project is obviously of historical significance to my family, and I hope one day to be able to see the aircraft in person.

Thanks again,
Dan Lynch

Ju 52 & He 111 Schilds
These are schilds made by the White 1 Foundation for the Royal Norwegian Air Force Museum. The short circuit panel is for the He 111 and the starterschilds is mounted in theJu 52. Compare the new to the original shown below.

 


White 1 Original Watercolor $25,000.00
The artist is the World famous illustrator Michael English. His diversely gifted works include major brand name advertisements and stamps for the Royal Mail. It is only the second such painting he has done for a special project. This is a very conservative price for this artist, and surely a good investment over time. All proceeds benefit the restoration.
Also included will be original artist sketches made during the painting.

Special thanks.
We would like to thank our supporter Erik Marrero for passing along some interesting information about his grandfather that we would like to share. It is amazing that we have the direct descendant of the designer of the BMW 801 and Kommandogerat as one of our supporters!

Erik located an article in the December 9, 1946 copy of Aviation News magazine. The article entitled "German Scientists Working for AAF" mentions Dr. Alexaneder Lippisch, Dr. Rudolph Hermann, Dr. Theodor W. Zobel, Fritz Doblhoff, Dr. Rudolph Ammann, and Dr. Heinz Schmitt.

Under Dr. Rudolph Ammann (Erik's grandfather), it states that he is "the designer of the BMW-801 engine used in the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter. This is confirmation from the era (1946) that he was the designer.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Freight expenses have been very high this month. Please donate any amount now, so work on White 1 does not stop. Donations can be made by phone, e-mail or through our web store. WWIIfighteraircraftfoundation@yahoo.com
or call 727-365-1713 - Web Donation. Your efforts are very much appreciated!!


Above is one of our two Jumo 213 power eggs following a preliminary cleaning. We hope to install this into our future D-9 project, to be finished in JV 44 colors. If you want to see this sooner, please join, donate, or patronize our Gift Shop.

We recently received this kind note of thanks and wanted to share it with you.

Hello,

In doing a general search of the internet I came across your website. As I scanned through it I found a very familiar name - P/O Blunderfield, my father's uncle. Before this website all I had known about William Blunderfield is that he had been the only son of many daughters of my great grandmother, he had died in WWII and it had been a devastating loss to my family.

I immediately called my father and directed him to the story online not realizing the impact to my family. There was an account of the German Pilot Feldwebel Rudolf Artner. Until that description had been found - I don't think that my family knew what had really happened to Billy.

Thank-you,
Alice Taylor

All-New WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation Giftshop!
Our new On-Line WWII Fighter Aircraft Foundation Giftshop has been completely updated. Our giftshop now features a full e-commerce system that allows you to make purchases on-line with Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Check or Money Order. You can also sign up to be a Member or make a donation. International orders are welcomed!

2000 Euro Reward!!
For photos of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 WNr. 350221. A reward of 2000 Euro, a free White 1 cap, T-shirt and a one-year membership to the White 1 Foundation will be given for wartime photos of this aircraft.


A full page of firewall rebuild pics showing the work by JP Race Cars.

Here's some great shots of our completed propeller assembly.

These are breakers from the right side console. No Fl numbers remain.

Here's some new photos of Ramon and Mike Nixon disassembling the BMW 801 G-2.

Here's the latest work from JP Race Cars. These are new Cowl Flaps.
See all the new photos!

The above photos illustrate a recent interesting discovery. This part is an MG 131 link ejector chute. Crushed within it are several links, indicating that the weapon was firing at the time of impact!

This is Gerd Muhlbauer, the President of MT Propeller. He was visiting the Museum to accept payment in full for our overhauled FW 190 Propeller, sponsored in part by the fine people at MT Propeller. They do absolutely top quality work.