Accident Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 2615,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51999
 
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Date:Thursday 29 April 1943
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5
Owner/operator:2./JG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 2615
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Geerstraat, Vaassen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Deelen airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Luftwaffe noted as cause of the crash: "Vermutlich Höhenkrankheit des Flugzeugführer", which means that probably altitude sickness of the pilot was the cause.

Pilot:
Flugzeugführer Leutnant Leopold Zaus Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BM-3-68

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2221&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
photo: https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/vliegvelden-tijdens-de-tweede-wereldoorlog/vliegveldenoverzicht/deelen/multimedia

Images:


Prayer card for Luftwaffe pilot Leopold Zaus who, during a training flight with his Focke Wulf Fw 190, hit a treetop in Vaassen, Limburg, and was killed in an accident. Collection Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie


Source: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
28-Apr-2018 09:23 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ]
28-Apr-2018 09:26 TigerTimon Updated [Source]
12-Dec-2019 18:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
25-Sep-2020 19:58 TigerTimon Updated [Location, Photo]
17-Jun-2022 22:24 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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