Fw-190A-4 - Wnr. 2385 - 8./JG 26 - 3 June 1943 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Leendert · #1 17th August 2021, 17:18

An 8./JG 26 Fw-190A-4 with Wnr. 2385 reportedly made a forced landing at "Zwede bei Brügge" on 3 June 1943 due to engine trouble.

Being a local of Brugge/Bruges/Brügge (make your choice), I have no idea what they mean with "Zwede" here as there's no locality in the immediate area that resembles such a name.

Incident not in Caldwell's JG 26 books (damage too slight).

Is a Luftwaffe document available that can shed some light?

Thanks for info.

Regards,

Leendert

Chris Goss · #2 17th August 2021, 17:28

Jochen Prien has Wk Nr 2395 at Zwolle due to engine trouble and suffered 10% damage

Leendert · #3 17th August 2021, 17:55

Chris,

SGLO Dutch database has same info you gave: Zwolle.

I start to wonder if report said "Zwolle bei Brücke" (Zwolle near bridge (over IJssel River)", but am afraid that's going to be too much speculation...

If 8. Staffel was also involved in moving from the Channel front to Cuxhaven-Nordholz at that time, it may explain why this Fw-190 was midways at Zwolle.

Regards,
Leendert

John Manrho · #4 17th August 2021, 18:33

The GQM says "Zwede bei Brügge". I can confirm also that the SGLO list took the data from Prien. I am currently in the process of checking the whole of 1943 of the SGLO list (Luftwaffe) but this will take a while. For 1943 the whole of JG 26 has not been checked yet.

Rottler · #5 17th August 2021, 18:49

Hello Leendert,

in the GQM loss return 6 June 1943 item 108 is listed:
3.6. 8./JG 26 Feindflug, Ort: Zwede bei Brügge, Ursache: Notlandung infolge Motorstörung, Fw 190 A-4 2385 10%.

Regards
Leo

Rottler · #6 17th August 2021, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Jochen Prien has Wk Nr 2395 at Zwolle due to engine trouble and suffered 10% damage

In the II./JG 26 loss tables in JFV 10/IV the Fw 190 A-4 WNr. 2395 is listed as a plane of the 4./JG 26, white 7. According to this on 26 May 1943 the plane was 25% damaged at the airfield Merville (page 559) and on 14 July 1943 destroyed at the airfield Villacoublay (page 560).

Regards
Leo

Leendert · #7 18th August 2021, 08:08

Thanks for all info. As for Wnr. 2385, the name "Zwede" remains mysterious...

Regards,
Leendert

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