This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./JG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 737405 |
| MSN: | blaue 13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Rips, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Delmenhorst airfield, Germany |
Takeoff at 08:15 hrs for operation Bodenplatte. Target: B.80 Volkel airfield.
The aircraft was hit by Allied AA fire and crashed.
Uffz. K. Fries did not survive and rests at Ysselsteyn cemetery in Limburg; grave TD-4-45.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4978&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Nov-2019 20:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2020 05:39 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation