Fw 190 Wreck found in France.
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robwkamm
Airman 1st Class
anyone have more pictures or details of whats there
beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Looking at the Wrk Nr its a 190 A-8 dont know any more than that at the moment
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Very interesting V2! Thank you for posting sir.
tango35
Airman 1st Class
Here my first presumption :
It could be an aircraft of Jagdgeschwader JG 26, because a Fw 190 with a nearby Werknummer was lost in the same region and same time frame.
JG 26 Casualty on 17.08.1944 :
Leutnant Hans Rösen - 6./JG 26 - WNr.: 170976 - Black 1 - near Chartres-Dreux - Reason : Light Flak
Thomas
It could be an aircraft of Jagdgeschwader JG 26, because a Fw 190 with a nearby Werknummer was lost in the same region and same time frame.
JG 26 Casualty on 17.08.1944 :
Leutnant Hans Rösen - 6./JG 26 - WNr.: 170976 - Black 1 - near Chartres-Dreux - Reason : Light Flak
Thomas
170972 was an A-8 built at Focke Wulf Cottbus around May-June 1944.
tango35
Airman 1st Class
Hi folks,
so small is the world.
On another forum the same announcement were made and they were very quick with the answer :
Gefr. Walter Gehr, Fw 190 A8 werk 170972, " 4 white" , of the 4. /JG1 who was MIA the 20th July 1944
Source :12 0´clock high forum (forum.12oclockhigh.net)
Thomas
so small is the world.
On another forum the same announcement were made and they were very quick with the answer :
Gefr. Walter Gehr, Fw 190 A8 werk 170972, " 4 white" , of the 4. /JG1 who was MIA the 20th July 1944
Source :12 0´clock high forum (forum.12oclockhigh.net)
Thomas
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Interesting v2, thanks for sharing.
