ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227005
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Time: | 19:38 LT |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 120330 |
| MSN: | weisse 2 + I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 7 miles ESE of Dartmouth, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cherbourg-Maupertus airfield,( F) |
Mission: Interception of enemy aircraft, Lannion/Morlaix, France.
Pilot: Unteroffizier. Wilhelm Reuschling. 53519/? – Captured.
REASON FOR LOSS:
T/o from Mauppertus aerodrome to intercept Spitfires over Lannion and Morlaix but while pursuing the enemy force back towards the English Coast collided with a Spitfire which pulled up suddenly while the pilot was attacking it and both aircraft crashed into the sea. The pilot baled out and was picked up half an hour later by a trawler.
The pilot had taken off in such a hurry that he left his shirt behind and was wearing sports shoes. Note: Collided with Spitfire of Wing Commander Vasatko DFC who was killed in the resulting crash.
A wonderful pencil drawing by Czech aviation artist Pavel Rampír depicting the incident. (Rampír).
Unteroffizier. Wilhelm Reuschling (Jeckel).
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Horst Jeckel, (Germany).
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 13:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Dec-2019 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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