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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | 13:30 approx |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 110057 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Calais-Coquelles airfield -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calais-Coquelles airfield |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
Crashed on takeoff.
Unteroffizier Alfred Downar did not survive and was laid to rest in the Heldenfriedhof Pihen.
Sources:
Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, page 534; VDK
WASt-Gräberkartei
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2022 08:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
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