Date: 23rd May 1943
Unit: 15./Schnellkampfgeschwader 10
Type: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5/U8
Werke/Nr. 0189
Location: Caen/Carpiquet airfield, France.
Pilot: Unteroffizier Eugen Streich Giebelstadt Nr.L 436 Died of injuries (Born 07.02.1920 in Ebingen.)
REASON FOR LOSS:
On return from this flight to Bournemouth Uffz Streich came into land when he struck a tree with the starboard wing which completely ripped off, causing the aircraft to cartwheel across the field seriously injuring the young pilot. Eugen was immediately taken to the Luftwaffe hospital at Caen but sadly succumbed to his injuries.
Unteroffizier Eugen Streich
Burial detail: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Caen in 1943, Grave Nr. 394
Decorated grave of Eugen Streich 1943
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