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Date: 30-Mar-2018
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Detail page crash 01-Jan-1945
| CrashID | 477 |
| Date | 01-Jan-1945 |
| Time | 09:15 |
| Location | Kloosterzande |
| Airplane | Focke Wulf |
| Type / model | FW 190D-9 |
| Serial number | 600346 |
| Registration number | Gelbe 6 + |
| Group | Luftwaffe |
| Squadron | 12./JG 54 |
| Base | Fuerstenau (D) |
| Mission | Bodenplatte |
| Target | Aanval op Geallieerd vliegveld Brussel-Grimbergen |
| Crew | Lt Juergen Ratzlaff KIA |
| Cemeteries | Lt Juergen Ratzlaff KIA. Hij is eerst begraven te Zaamslag, later naar Ysselsteyn begraafplaats. Geb 1924. |
| Brief description of the crash | On return flight crashed near Kloosterzande. German sources claim engine trouble. Probably also hit by British AAA. |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
477-story.pdf  |
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