Original German WWII Crashed Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 Fabric Swatch with History of Plane Lee-Enfield (SMLE) was captured by the Japanese

was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Wake Island on 23 December 1941

and prepared for the anticipated invasion of Japan (Operation Downfall)

This flag is quite small compared to most we see

One of the inner flaps still has a faint manufacturer stamp:

- On 05 Juli 1943

Original German WWII Crashed Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 Fabric Swatch with History of Plane Lee-Enfield (SMLE) was captured by the JapaneseOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a great fabric swatch from a German Focke Wulf Fw 190 A 8, with the information about the plane & pilot on a display sheet. The sheet measures 11" x 14 and was likely taken from a frame. The piece of fabric, which measures 3 " x 4 ", was taken from aircraft 190 121 01, flown for Germanys Air Fleet Command, Luftflotten 5. It was piloted by Hauptmann Heinz Orlowsky and was shot down over Norway on February 9th, 1945