Accident Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 960552,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49416
 
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Date:Monday 1 January 1945
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic fw19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8
Owner/operator:Stab III./JG 11 Luftwaffe
Registration: 960552
MSN: < 4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Poss near Maastricht, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grossostheim airfield (Hessen, Germany)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 08:18 hrs for operation Bodenplatte. Target: Y.29 Asch, Belgium.
Failed to return.

The pilot, Major G. Vowinckel, is missing in action.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4988&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
15-Nov-2019 16:26 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Dec-2019 18:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
20-Dec-2019 18:35 TigerTimon Updated [Operator]
24-Jun-2022 22:18 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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