Incident Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Rote 16,
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Date:Tuesday 25 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: Rote 16
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tragwein, 25 km E Linz -   Austria
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Holzkirchen/Bayern
Destination airport:Holzkirchen/Bayern
Narrative:
The fighter was shot down by American P-38 fighters. The pilot Richard Heemsoth escaped safely from the fighter.

Sources:

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Sep-2010 04:42 Alpine Flight Added
10-Jan-2012 08:40 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative]

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