Source for loss of Ar 196 WNr. 623163

[Hans Mcilveen]

I have a loss for an Ar 196, which is the only documented evidence for a WNr. in the 62316x series:

21.09.44 Teilst./126 Ar 196A-5 623163 D1+NK 100% East of Trikori/Kathnos. Shot down by ships flak while on operational sortie.

I can't for the life of me remember ithe source for the loss information.
Can anybody point me in the right direction please?

Hans

[Brian Bines]

Hans, Avions magazine done a series if articles on the Ar196 including loss lists would that be your source ?

Regards

Brian Bines

[Hans Mcilveen]

Brian, thank you. I double-checked but it is not in there.

Best
Hans

[Charles Bavarois]

Hello Hans,

source for this Werknummer is NVM from WASt. The original report is damaged, but the Werknummer is clearly readable.

HTH

Carl

[byron-]

Hello Hans,

I have it exactly, like you wrote it, in my book.

21.09.44 Teilstab /126 Ar 196 A5 (D1+NK, W.Nr. 623163) 100% von Schiffsflak östlich Trikeri-Insel Kythnos abgeschossen.

My source, if i remember well, was Freiburg.


Byron

[Hans Mcilveen]

Charles,

thank you very much, this certainly helps! It also explains why I could not readily find it.

Byron,

of course it would be in your book, I should have thought of that. Thank you for the correction of the name of the island.

Regards

Hans