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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | Yellow 8 |
| MSN: | 7165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Kursk, Kursk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by Soviet AA fire during a reconnaissance flight in the vicinity of the city of Kursk, Kursk Oblast. The pilot Fw. Bernhard Schellknecht of Jagdgeschwader 26 was forced to make a crash landing behind enemy lines. He was never heard from again.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
http://don-caldwell.we.bs/jg26/cas_qt.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2025 13:47 | V.E | Added |
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