Fw-190 - Lt. Hans Graphentin - KIA - 15.01.1945 -Jagdgeschwader 11

[KrisJG3]

Fw-190 - pilot: Lt. Hans Graphentin - shot down 15.01.1945 place: Frankfurtu/Odrer

Fw 190 A-9 , Werk Nr.: 560024

http://www.aeroklub-szczecinski.pl/z...id=133#zdjecie

http://www.williwinsen.de/vorbild/20...3A/index.shtml

http://www.bueroservice-bernau.de/ga...show&picid=570

Have You more info. about pilot ? (Books, stories , pictures, information about his grave-cmentary , .....) .

BR

Kris

[John Manrho]

A little bit basic research would not harm before you ask a question. The VDK Datenbank site will give you all the answers. Lt. Hans Grapenthin, I./JG 11.

Kriegsgräberstätte in Lietzen.
Endgrablage: Block 1 Reihe 2 Grab 100

Cheers,

J.

[KrisJG3]

Thank You John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUj7PVDauYM

GRAPENTHIN
Hans Albert Wilhelm

20.09.1922

15.02.1945

Here looks KIA one month later - Feb. 1945:
http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2008/l...s2_wk2_brb.htm


"... Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-9/R-2 560024 / 11 (cn 560024) This hulk of 11 WHITE is on display at the Luftfahrtmuseum Finowfurt. The Fw-190 served with 1/JG11 and was recovered from the bottom of a lake near Alt Zeschdorf, Frankfurt (O) after crashing on 15th Feb. 1945. After the recovery the body of the pilot, Leutnant Hans Grapenthin, could finally be laid to rest. ... "
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Germa...af80baaf66399b

Source:
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...29%2Cd.Yms&ss=

Technical data plate:

FW 190 A-9 W.Nr 560 024 was built by Arado Flugzeugwerke Warnemünde in February 1945 (as indicated by the letters HKZ on the plate). This aircraft, flown by Hans Grapenthin of I./J.G. 11, was lost on 15 February 1945 at Alt Zeschdorf. The pilot was killed.
http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/gehrke2.jpg