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Old 16th November 2008, 15:43
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Re: German crashes - 29 Nov 1943 - Vollenhove - The Netherlands

Any idea of the full name of F. Kostenbader ?

Bf 109G-5 - Werke Nr. 27100 - 5./JG 3 - Uffz. F. Kostenbader - Biddinghuizen, Flevopolder
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Old 16th November 2008, 16:08
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Re: German crashes - 29 Nov 1943 - Vollenhove - The Netherlands

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Any idea of the full name of F. Kostenbader ?
It was Uffz. Fritz Kostenbader.

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Old 16th November 2008, 17:55
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Re: German crashes - 29 Nov 1943 - Vollenhove - The Netherlands

Uffz. Fritz Kostenbader, geboren 26.04.1923.
Vermisst gemeldet Gradnetz GO 4/5.
Recovered November 1962 by Royal Neth Air Force in reclaimed land Oost-Flevoland.
Now Ysselsteyn Grave TE-12-135.
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Old 16th November 2008, 23:49
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Re: German crashes - 29 Nov 1943 - Vollenhove - The Netherlands

The 510xxx WNr. are wrong for 1943. These would be Bf 109G-14s. The earliest I have for this WNr. block are in August 1944. John Manrho's WNr. from the 15xxx block are definitely much more appropriate for 1943.
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