File:Fw 190 A8 remains, Ecausseville, Normandie (49402994498).jpg
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Reste d'un Focke Wulf 190 A8. [Texte extrait du musée] Le 20 Juillet 1944, Le Gruppe II a du s'envoler pour une mission d'envergure en utilisant tous les avions de combat prêts. Environ 30 Focke Wulf, dirigés par von Kirchmayr, ont décollé à 12h30 . Ils volaient à 6 000 mètres pour patrouiller dans le nord est de Saint-Lô. A 13h00, ils ont été surpris et décimés par une formation mixte de Spitfire et de p47 Thunderbolts. Huit Fw 190 ont été abattus avec cinq pilotes tués et un autre capturé. Plusieurs pilotes chevronés étaient parmi eux : lieutenant ProffHelmut, le sous-officier Christian Knoblauch et « Gefreiter » Walter Gehr Ce 20 juillet fut un jour noir pour le Gruppe II avec dix avions perdus, sept pilotes tués et un autre capturé. " Le Fw 190 A-8 est entré en production en Février 1944. Au début de 1944, le Feldmarschall Erwin Rommel, commandant le groupe d'armées B (qui est un regroupement d'armées) est basé dans le nord de la France où il a en charge la protection des côtes de la Manche contre un débarquement allié. Rommel savait l'importance de la supériorité aérienne, n'ayant jamais oublié la façon dont la RAF avait harcelé son Afrika Korps pendant la retraite en Afrique du Nord. Il savait aussi que les forces aériennes ennemies soutenant l'invasion seraient incomparablement plus puissantes que celles qu'il avait précédemment rencontrées. En réponse à cette invasion, la Luftwaffe avait prévu de renforcer ses unités de chasse basées en France par des Groupes de défense (Gruppe) venus d'Allemagne. Ces groupes avaient de nombreux sous-officiers et pilotes expérimentés qui dirigeaient de petite formation. Plus de la moitié des pilotes avait remporté des victoires en vol pour la défendre leur patrie, comme Walter Gehr. " <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar_%c3%a0_dirigeables_d'%c3%89causseville" rel="noreferrer nofollow">fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar_%C3%A0_dirigeables_d%27%C3%8...</a> [ENG] About 30 Focke Wulf, led by von Kirchmayr, took off at 12:30 p.m. They were flying at 6,000 meters to patrol northeast of Saint-Lô. At 1:00 p.m., they were surprised and decimated by training mixed of Spitfire and p47 Thunderbolts. Eight Fw 190s were shot down with five pilots killed and one captured. Several experienced pilots were among them: Lieutenant ProffHelmut, non-commissioned officer Christian Knoblauch and "Gefreiter" Walter Gehr This July 20 was a dark day for the Gruppe II with ten planes lost, seven pilots killed and another captured. |
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Source | Fw 190 A8 remains, Ecausseville, Normandie |
Author | Falcon® Photography from France, France |
Camera location | 49° 27′ 05.22″ N, 1° 22′ 54.9″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 49.451451; -1.381916 |
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