ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220019
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 960727 |
| MSN: | weisse 4 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gildehaus, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield, the Netherlands |
| Werneuchen airfield in Brandenburg |
Under command of Major G. Capito, the I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader was ordered to the eastern front. The aircraft would have to fly to Werneuchen in Brandenburg first.
Due to fog, takeoff was delayed. Warning came in, that enemy fighter bombers were on their way.
However, when the weather cleared, some aircraft did take off, ignoring the warning. RCAF Supermarine Spitfires of the 401, 411 & 442 Squadrons dove onto the aircraft and took out a stunning number of eleven Focke-Wulfs.
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Weisse 4 was shot down by Canadian Spitfires. Feldwebel Günther Rosemund did not survive.
Sources:
http://www.luchtoorlogboventwente.nl/450114LUF.php
Google Maps
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 11:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2020 15:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jun-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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