Accident Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 210927,
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Date:Wednesday 7 March 1945
Time:15:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9
Owner/operator:11./JG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration: 210927
MSN: gelbe 18 + I
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:north of Gildehaus, GB, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Plantlünne airfield, Niedersachsen
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with Hawker Tempest aircraft of 122 Wing RAF from B.80 Volkel airfield.
Leutnant Heinz-William Bartels did not survive.

Sources:

PV-JG26 (352, 366); GQM (#12-26); Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, s.442
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Mar-2020 16:25 TigerTimon Added
02-Mar-2020 16:25 TigerTimon Updated [Departure airport]
03-Mar-2020 19:11 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Operator]
23-Jun-2022 09:14 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
25-Jun-2022 03:59 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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