ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192848
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 550740 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Libau-Grobin airfield (now Grobina) -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
Uffz. Hans Wagner of 7./JG 54 was killed during a test flight when his Fw 190 A-6 WNr 550740 "white 8" crashed and exploded on the ground on Libau-Grobin (Grobina in Latvian) airfield. His fighter was destroyed at 100%.
Sources:
JG 54 loss list, by Günther Rosipal (http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/LossList.htm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grobi%C5%86a
http://www.maplandia.com/latvia/liepajas/grobina/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2017 08:44 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 06-Feb-2020 09:38 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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