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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 |
| Owner/operator: | 15./JG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 682751 |
| MSN: | gelbe 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Koestraat road, Mill, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gütersloh airfield (G) |
Takeoff at 08:22 hrs for operation Bodenplatte. Target: B.78 Eindhoven airfield.
The aircraft was hit by AA-guns of 2874 Sqdn while attacking B.80 Volkel airfield, and shot down by F/O Trott of 486 Squadron RCAF, who was flying a Tempest Mk V.
Fhj.Uffz. H.J. Grell is missing in action.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4970&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Nov-2019 19:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2019 19:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2020 22:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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