Mid-air collision Incident Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4 0566,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199178
 
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Date:Tuesday 25 August 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4
Owner/operator:12./JG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 0566
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Venlo, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:München-Gladbach airfield, (G)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 25 August 1942 two Fw 190 A-4 of 12./JG 1 collided in the air over the Netherlands during a ferrying flight. Whilst the (unknown) pilot of the Fw 190 A-4 WNr 0566 could land safely with his aircraft suffering 10% damage, the other German pilot, Fw Hans Fändrich, was killed when his Fw 190 A-4 WNr 0578 TF+SZ crashed near Venlo.

Damage: 10%

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0354&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg1.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2017 06:41 TigerTimon Added
15-Jul-2019 15:46 TigerTimon Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Sep-2019 17:59 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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