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The aircraft depicted is the rarely painted FW 190 A5-U8 and
was the personal aircraft of Fritz Setzer of 5/SKG 10.
The Fock-Wulf's of II/SKG 10 had been carrying out highly successful
daylight attacks on the south coast of England since the Gruppe's
formation in Mar. 1943. Their luck was to change however on their
first nocturnal attack on 16/17 April. On this occasion, the
combination of darkness, the intense flak barrage over London,
opposition from nightfighters and an increased cockpit workload
for the pilots all proved too much. Setzer's aircraft was one
of three to make a forced landing at West Malling, a fourth crashed
further south and another was lost over the Channel. Signed
by: Fritz Setzer. |
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