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FW-190 from Ladoga

This Focke-Wulf Fw-190F-8 fighter, serial number Wk Nr 581808, was discovered in the summer of 2019 near the city of Priozersk, Leningrad region. He was shot down on August 4, 1944 during a battle with Soviet Hurricanes; the pilot jumped out with a parachute, but did not survive.

1944-08-04, 1./SG 5, Fw 190 F-8, 581808, Q9+BT, Kuusikkoniemi
Flugzeugführer Ogfr Kruppa, Alfred, +Absturz brennend in den Vuoksiim 16.40 Uhr. Bruch 100 %. Ogfr Kruppa mit Fallschirm abgesprungen aber in Fluss Vuoksi ertrunken.