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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 |
| Owner/operator: | 11./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 210927 |
| MSN: | gelbe 18 + I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north of Gildehaus, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plantlünne airfield, Niedersachsen |
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with Hawker Tempest aircraft of 122 Wing RAF from B.80 Volkel airfield.
Leutnant Heinz-William Bartels did not survive.
Sources:
PV-JG26 (352, 366); GQM (#12-26); Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, s.442
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2020 16:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Mar-2020 16:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 03-Mar-2020 19:11 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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