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Old 10th March 2008, 00:45
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He 177, 10.02.44

Gentlemen,
is there anything known about a belly landing of a He 177 due to mechanical failures on 10.02.44? Pilot was an Ofw. Herbert Wagner, the location was near Eich (20 km SW of Darmstadt). Looks like the a/c had the Stammkennzeichen VO+?? or VD+??.

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Gentlemen,
is there anything known about a belly landing of a He 177 due to mechanical failures on 10.02.44? Pilot was an Ofw. Herbert Wagner, the location was near Eich (20 km SW of Darmstadt). Looks like the a/c had the Stammkennzeichen VO+?? or VD+??.

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He 177 A-3 VD+XT Wnr. 332144! There is a photo in Griehl's book!

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Thank you very much for your reply!

Is there any unit mentioned in Griehl's book?

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Is there any unit mentioned in Griehl's book?

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Sadly no!

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