Accident Arado Ar 68 2042, Sunday 2 January 1944
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Date:Sunday 2 January 1944
Time:
Type:Arado Ar 68
Owner/operator:?./JG 103 Luftwaffe
Registration: 2042
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saran, Loiret -   France
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Ar 68 WNr 2042 of the German fighter school JG 103 was damaged beyond repair (at 70%) in a crash at Saran, two km from Orleans, but its pilot was unhurt.

Sources:

Avions n° 77 (French magazine), August 1999
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saran
http://www.maplandia.com/france/centre/loiret/orleans/saran/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2017 15:42 Laurent Rizzotti Added
05-Jan-2017 05:06 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Aircraft type, ]
23-Dec-2019 10:12 Nepa Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ]

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