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DaveM2
 Post subject: Rio Hondo 190s ?
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Has anyone been to this Texas Museum lately ? How many 190s do they still have ? I thought at least two [ Blue 4 and Blue 9 ] ..anyone confirm , thanks.

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I was just thinking the same thing the other day. My database says two: Blue 4 and Blue 9 but....... I hope someone has made a recent visit to confirm.
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This from the Museum Director...

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"The only FW 190 here in Rio Hondo is Yellow 9 (wn732183.) It hasn't been completed. The fuselage is in a jig, as is the
wing. It was being restored to static when it's owner died in the Fall of 2002. There is also an FW 190 in our San Antonio
Museum- Blue 4 (wn350177.)
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There definately is an FW-190 here in San Antonio... but it'll probably never fly again. It looks good, but they say that it's not really that sound inside. If you ever get down to Stinson Field there's also a nice video of when the pilot got to see the plane again 50 years after the accident.

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Thanks Dave and Ryan!

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