ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174037
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1944 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: | Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a |
| Owner/operator: | Stab/Kommando Nowotny; Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 110400 |
| MSN: | weisse 8 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Epe, Bramsche, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Achmer |
Crashed while approaching Achmer airfield.
It remains unclear whether the pilot Major Walter Nowotny was killed due to engine failure or whether he was shot down by United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Sources:
http://major-walter-nowotny.net/de/content/lebenslauf
O'Connell, page 75; Obermeier, page 22.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2015 13:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Mar-2021 19:33 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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