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Date: 28-May-2022
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Detail page crash 01-Jan-1945
| CrashID | 468 |
| Date | 01-Jan-1945 |
| Time | 10:00 |
| Location | Kloosterzande |
| Airplane | Focke Wulf |
| Type / model | FW 190A-8 |
| Serial number | 739429 |
| Registration number | Weisze 1 |
| Group | Luftwaffe |
| Squadron | 5./JG 1 |
| Base | Drope (D) |
| Mission | Bodenplatte |
| Target | Aanval op B61 Vliegveld St Denijs Westrem bij Gent. |
| Crew | Lt Ernst von Johannides Staffelkommandant KIA |
| Cemeteries | Lt Ernst von Johannides Staffelkommandant KIA. Hij is eerst in Zaamslag begraven graf nr 11, daarna begraven te Ysselsteyn begraafplaats plaats CS.7.169. |
| Brief description of the crash | 30-40 fighthers strafed B61 St Denis Westrem near Gent base of Polish 302, 308 and 317 Sqdrns. They destroyed a total of 18 Spits. 308 Sqn engaged on return from a mission over the frontline. Von Johannides was shot down by one of them. |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
468-story.pdf  |
| Extra documentation | 468-grave Johannides.jpg Foto graf Johannides via Hans Sakkers |
| Locatie on map |  |