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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2615 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geerstraat, Vaassen, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield |
The Luftwaffe noted as cause of the crash: "Vermutlich Höhenkrankheit des Flugzeugführer", which means that probably altitude sickness of the pilot was the cause.
Pilot:
Flugzeugführer Leutnant Leopold Zaus Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BM-3-68
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2221&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
photo: https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/vliegvelden-tijdens-de-tweede-wereldoorlog/vliegveldenoverzicht/deelen/multimedia
Images:
Prayer card for Luftwaffe pilot Leopold Zaus who, during a training flight with his Focke Wulf Fw 190, hit a treetop in Vaassen, Limburg, and was killed in an accident. Collection Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie
Source: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 09:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 28-Apr-2018 09:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Dec-2019 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Sep-2020 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Photo, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 22:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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