Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Focke-Wulf, Fw 190A-8, W-Nr. 175147

This plane was also part of the German defence during the Market Garden operation. (N.B.: during this battle some German Focke Wulfs were brought down.) It is not quite clear which planes dropped where, but the most probable scenario is that H.F. Dehn’s machine crashed near today’s tennis court(s).

Based on parts found it has become clear that the direction of the crash was north-east – south-west. In the wood one can still easily recognize the point of the impact: depth approx 1 metre and 5 metres around. And the parts were spread out over 217 metres in length.
Engine and cockpit parts were mainly found back where the plane had come down. The subsoil at that spot was mainly stones and pebbles and is hard to penetrate. The pilot himself could probably just in time jump out on his parachute.

The crash took place at the coordinates: 51.758859, 5.894186.

In collaboration with the municipalities of Bergen, Gennep, Mook-Middelaar and Weeze, the initiative was created for cycling routes 'Wings of Freedom' along crash locations.
In the four municipalities, 28 crash sites have been definitively confirmed. Near each crash site is a memorial sign with information about the cause of the crash. Using the network of cycling nodes, there are four routes of approximately 30 - 40 km. deployed along these places.

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Source

• Text: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Photos: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Vliegtuigcrashroute Wings of Freedom

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