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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 171649 |
| MSN: | schwarze 14 + – |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nijmegen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kirchhellen airfield, Germany |
Takeoff at 15:55 hrs for a 'Freie Jagd' operation in the Nijmegen area.
The aircraft crashed in aerial combat with Spitfires of 442 Squadron RCAF.
The pilot, Ofw. W. Müller, is missing in action.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4509&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
PV-JG26 (289); Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, s.362
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Oct-2019 08:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2020 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2022 07:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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