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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 171539 |
| MSN: | blaue 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Munstergeleen, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Krefeld-Linn airfield (G) |
Feindflug (operational sortie).
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed; the pilot, Ofhr. K. Willi, did not survive and is buried at Ysselsteyn cemetery.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4147&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, s.353
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2019 15:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2019 15:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 09:46 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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