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Originally Posted by Heuser
I am not 100% sure if this is really Hooks a/c; Crashed Enemy Aircraft Report No.265 mentiones a Bf 109 G-14 "blue 17" with "black, white, black stripes" in the area "S of Eschweiler" among some other losses of I. and IV./JG 4 a/c on 03.12.1944.
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Dear Alex,
the crash location is
Eschweiler-Scherpenseel, a small village close to and administrative part of Eschweiler, located approx. 4 km SSE of Eschweiler town center.
So, the report 265 corresponds nicely with the fotos in question, and with the other losses of IV./JG 4 on 3 Dec 44 (crashlanding Scheufele at Grosshau, Magdanz: Stolberg, Beck: Roetgen, Liebich: Roetgen, Obermüller: SSE Düren, Wienhusen: SW Roetgen ...).
Please note: there are two places called "Scherpenseel"
- the first: a part of Übach-Palenberg (~ 16 km N Aachen City center)
- the second: 4 km S of Eschweiler and ~ 15 km E of Aachen City Center
Hooks crash location was the second.
By coincidence is spent 3 month of my life, in fact the basic training of my national Service (W-15) at Eschweiler. Although almost 35 years ago (summer 1978) - i remember the areay quite well.
Regards,
Uwe (Karlsruhe/Germany)