ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192589
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sabile -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Uffz Artur Gärtner of 3./JG 54 was wounded on 6 January 1945 when his Fw 190 A-5 WNr 1249 "white 4" was shot down in error by German Flak near Sabile airfield (called Zabeln by Germans). He bailed out. Gärtner was then an ace with 21+ victories.
Sources:
JG 54 loss list, by Günther Rosipal (http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/LossList.htm)
Luftwaffe claim lists by Tony Wood and Jim Perry (http://lesbutler.co.uk/claims/tonywood.htm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabile
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2017 07:31 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 28-Apr-2019 18:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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