The Piaggio P.149 was a 4-seat touring development of the P.148, a 2-seat side-by-side all metal trainer with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The prototype of the P.149 (I-PIAM c/n 171) with a 260 hp Avco Lycoming GO-435-C2 engine and a retractable tri-gear flew first on 19 June 1953. Two years later the P.149 was selected by the Federal German Air Force as a standard basic training and liaison monoplane. To meet their requirements a 2-seat military trainer version of the P.149 with glazed cabin roof, deeper rear fuselage and a 280 hp Lycoming GO-480 engine was developed, designated P.149-D. The Federal German Air Force (Luftwaffe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) ordered 265 Piaggio P.149D for use as a 2-seat primary trainer and 5-seat liaison aircraft. Piaggio built 76, including one which was written off before delivery. Focke-Wulf built 190 under licence from Piaggio. The first Piaggio built P.149D (AS+401 c/n 250) was delivered to Memmingen Air Base in May 1957. In the mean time Focke-Wulf had started production in Bremen, Germany and delivered its first example in November 1957. In 1963, Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG merged with Weser-Flugzeugbau GmbH to form VFW GmbH.
The ICAO Aircraft Type Designator for both the Piaggio P.149D and Focke-Wulf Piaggio FWP.149D is P149

Piaggio P.149D s/n 315 is one of the 76 by P.149D aircraft built by Piaggio in 1957-1959 and entered service with the Luftwaffe FFS-S (Flugzeugführerschule "S") as AS+466. In service with the Luftwaffe the aircraft was re-serialed AC+466; CA+478 and 92+18. As most of the P-149's the 9218 was withdrawn from use in the period 1971-1973. In September 1975 the aircraft entered the German civil aviation register as D-EEGD. Piaggio P.149D D-EEGD became one of the aircraft used by Stichting Vliegsport Seagull and was operated by the Seagull Formation out of Hoogeveen airfield in the Netherlands.
On 21 July 1975, the ex Luftwaffe Piaggio P.149D was seen at Flugplatz Nordhorn-Lingen (EDWN) with registration D-EEGD taped on the aircraft.

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