Fw_200_7_KG40_shot_down_March_1943.jpg

Summary

Description Flames and smoke issue from a German Focke Wulf Fw 200C-4 Kondor (WNr. 0186, coded F8+ER) of 7./KG 40 as it dives towards the sea after being shot down by two Bristol Beaufighter Mark VICs of No. 248 Squadron RAF over the Bay of Biscay on 12 March 1943. None of Lt. Ernst Rabolt's crew survived.
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This photograph C 3497 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums .
Author No. 248 Squadron RAF
Camera location 45° 00′ 00″ N, 9° 00′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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12 March 1943

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45°0'0.000"N, 9°0'0.000"W