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07.12.1942 10./(Jabo) JG 26 Focke Wulf Fw 190A-4 Wnr.5609 Ogfr. Muskatwitz Location: Near Oxendean, Friston, Sussex, England. +
Mission: Attack and Run sortie.

Date: 7
th December 1942

Time: 12.25 hours.

Unit: 10./ (Jabo) Jagdgeschwader 26

Type: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-4

Werke/Nr. 5609

Code: 7 +

Location: Hillside, near Oxendean, Friston, Sussex, England. Q9918 (War Revision 1940)

Pilot: Obergefreiter. Willi Muskatwitz. – Killed.

REASON FOR LOSS:


Shortly after mid day three aircraft crossed the coast west of Eastbourne and turned north towards Friston, while in cloud, that came down to 100 ft. One of the aircraft turned eastwards towards Eastbourne and flew into a hillside at a fine angle broke up, scattering wreckage over a wide area and caught fire.

Markings: 7 in white, outlined in black. The works no. was painted on the fin and engine data card was 5609. The usual grey camouflage was present and the rudder, elevators and underside of the engine cowling were yellow. The spinner was green.Engine: BMW 801 D. VDM metal propeller. Armament: two MG 151/20 mounted in wing roots and two MG 17 mounted above engine. About 100 rounds of 20 mm ammunition were recovered some being HE/I with a green band, presumably these have a greater proportion of incendiary compound than normal. Evidence of a bomb installation was traced.

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Sussex police report gives more interesting detail regarding Willi (Burgess Collection)


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Location of crash site in the field (Burgess Collection)


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Identity card of Willi discovered by the police at the crash site (Burgess Collection)


6 Cannock Chase general view

Burial detail:

Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof, Cannock Chase, Staffs, England.

Block 4, Grave 162.

Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Nigel Parker and the late Pat Burgess Collection for detailed information in creating this page of remembrance. March 2015.

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