ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269673
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 10./JG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 530393 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Évreux area, Eure 27 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two Focke-Wulfs of the 10. Staffel were surprised by two Typhoon Mk IB of 609 Squadron RAF, after a 15-minute chase by the latter.
Unteroffizier Hermann Schmid did not survive.
The Typhoons had taken off from RAF Lympne at 14:38 hrs local time, for a Ranger operation.
Sources:
GQM (#11-20); VDK
combat report 609 Squadron
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2021 08:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Nov-2021 08:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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