ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274977
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| Date: | Sunday 13 February 1944 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: | Dewoitine D.520 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 105 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 654 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1-2 km NW of Chartres Airfield, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chartres airfield |
Shot down by Squadron Leader Geoff Warnes of 263 Squadron RAF.
Six Typhoon Mk Ib of this squadron had taken off at 15:30 hrs from RAF Beaulieu for a fighter sweep over the Chartres-Etampes-Bretigny area.
Uffz. Rolf Bartl was killed.
The damage to the Dewoitine was assessed as 90%.
Sources:
GQM-Schulen (Michael Balss); VDK
WASt-Gräberkarte
RAF combat report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2022 11:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Feb-2022 11:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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