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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 110049 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rietveld, Wormhout, département du Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Arques airfield (base) |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
Crash due to aerial combat with Spitfires.
(FF) Unteroffizier Herbert Hofmann
Sources:
GQM (#6); Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, page 538
WASt-Gräberkarte
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2022 07:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-May-2022 07:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 07-May-2022 10:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
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