| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 681361 |
| Military Code: | 7 yellow |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw-190 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw-190 |
| Aircraft Version: | Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8 |
| C/n (msn): | 691361 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Jindřichův Hradec / Muzeum Jindřichohradecka [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Czechia |
| Collection: | Museum Jindřichohradecka |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2020 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 310907 |
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This Fw from II/JG 300 'Wilde Sau', flown by Fw. Hubert Engst was part of a formation that attacked B-24 Liberators returning to Italy after a raid on the refinery at Pardubice. Engst shot down B-24H 42-52479 'Little Lulu' but miscalculated and overshot the doomed bomber allowing the nose gunner to score a direct hit. The fighter burst into flames forcing Engst to bale out before his machine crashed into a pond near the village of Otín and immediately became subsumed in 5 m of clay. In 2011 the remains were excavated and are now on display in the museum at Jindřichův Hradec. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1642 times. |