Incident Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 739269,
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Date:Monday 1 January 1945
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8
Owner/operator:4./JG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 739269
MSN: rote 1 +
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:De Pinte, East Flanders -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Twente airfield (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 08:12 hrs for operation Bodenplatte. Target: B.67 Ursel airfield.

The aircraft was hit by AA fire and the pilot performed a belly-landing.
Unteroffizier Alfred Fritzsche was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

Prien/Rodeike, JG 1/11, III, s.1639; Manrho, s.278; A.I.2 (g) 29.1.45, s.8; ULTRA_HW5/644 (9.1.45,s.9,11/8)
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 January 1945 980216 4./JG 1 Luftwaffe 1 approx. 1.5 km west of Stolzenau, Niedersachsen w/o

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Nov-2019 17:40 TigerTimon Added
26-Feb-2020 18:31 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
26-Jun-2022 21:35 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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