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| Date: | Saturday 17 April 1943 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wittmund airfield, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield, the Netherlands (base) |
The aircraft was damaged in aerial combat with B-17 Flying Fortresses and emergency-landed.
The damage was assessed as 40%.
Sources:
JFV Teil 10/II (Jochen Prien)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2023 07:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
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