Date: 7th September 1942
Unit: 10 Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 1
Type: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3
Werke/Nr. 5436
Coded: 8 + (White)
Location: 1 km south of Nieuwkoop, Holland.
Pilot: Unteroffizier Ludwig Platzer Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
On the 07.09.42, II and IV Gruppen were scrambled to intercept an enemy formation of 29 bombers heading for their targets of Utrecht and Rotterdam. Uffz Platzer is believed to have been shot down in combat with RAF fighters, he did not bale out and was killed in the crash.
Unteroffizier Ludwig Platzer with Fw 190 (via Ijsbrandij DARE 40-45)
For profile of the FW 190A-8 please click here.
