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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 173824 |
| MSN: | weisse 10 + – |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kirchhellen airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kirchhellen airfield (G) |
Feindflug - operational sortie.
With a malfunction of the landing flaps, the aircraft ended up onto its nose (Kopfstand).
Feldwebel Max Chemnitzer was slightly injured and the damage was assessed at 35%.
Sources:
PV-JG26 (297); Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, s.362
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2019 09:04 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Mar-2020 21:29 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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