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according to this article, the 190's weren't replaced due to pressure from the American's but rather the air-frames had approached the end of their serviceable life spans.

 

Assuming they were built and delivered in 1941, phased out fully by 1949, 8 years seems rather short time for and air-frame?

 

https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/focke-wulf-fw-190-in-turkish-service/

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The makers had long since stopped production so usable spare parts would have been a little hard to come by :-D More seriously, even assuming they were supplied brand new from the factory (rather than ex-Luftwaffe that had been replaced) 8 years would be about a good time to give them a big overhaul; and given the choice of trying to keep the old and obsolete airframes in the air or replacing them (at a time when the Yanks were giving kit away cheap to keep countries from siding with the Soviets) it's an easy decision.

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