Unkown (german?) WW2 aircraft part 1

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Truffle Pig

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Dec 3, 2020
Cologne
I will start here with a few questions to identify in total five german aircraft parts.

The first item bought in eastern Germany some years ago. The seller told me he found it at a local farm. It is untouched until now.

I believe it is WW2 and a german aircraft – but you could sometimes find also Russian or other allied aircraft pieces on that very well known flea market in Leipzig but they were always sold as "GERMAN".

It is about 1.40 meter high and 0.70 meter broad. There is no marking, label or something else! Also no color to see.

Is here someone who could identify the aircraft or the manufacturer?

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I am probably wrong, but it looks like a Fw 189 cowling to me. I have no idea what the size of the cowling would be on that A/C though.
Thank you for your thoughts. I did a little research at the internet and found a few pictures. But the shape of the FW189 cowling is more flat (see my pic 2 and the new one) and there are holes clearly visible on these pics. So I do not think our cowling could fit to that aircraft.
Maybe it is helpful for the identification to realize that the two main parts of that cowling ist mostly welded. Only a few rivets (to fix the for welding?). That feature is not uncommon as we have to learn when we reused WW2 parts and first have to dismantle them. To drill out the rivets is easy, but to remove the welding spots is much more difficult and time consuming.

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I am sure one of the German aircraft experts here will have the answer fairly quickly. The shape is very regular which should narrow it down and that cutout on the latched edge should prove a distinctive indicator to separate it from similar items.
 
There are surely guys at this site far more experienced than I and they can probably ID this at a glance, but I'd like to at least register my 2 cents worth before they weigh in. It looks a lot like part of the cowl of one of the versions of the Fw-190. It would start the new year off splendidly if one of the experten here were to confirm my view!
 

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