ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52611
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5421 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Cap Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Arques airfield, Pas-de-Calais |
The aircraft was shot down by a Spitfire while engaged in a Feindflug (operational sortie).
Leutnant H. Rahardt did not survive and rests in Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg, the Netherlands); grave BQ-7-152.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1779AA&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2017 14:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 17:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 02-May-2019 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-May-2020 09:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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