The wreck of an FW 190 D-9, May 1945 (Stanislaw Bochniak via Franek Grabowski)
This photo is from the album of Stanislaw Bochniak. Little detail can be drawn from the photograph, but a possible location is Hustedt, near Celle. FW 190 D-9s found in the Celle area in mid-April 1945 include:

W.Nr 500 647 'Brown 4 + -' of 7./J.G. 26 (partly destroyed)
W.Nr 601 033 'White 1 + ' (destroyed)
W.Nr 601 315 'Black 13 + -' of 6./J.G. 26 (destroyed)
W.Nr 210 982 'White 13 + ' (destroyed)
W.Nr 500 670 (destroyed)

Hustedt was home to the Geschwaderstab and I.Gruppe of J.G. 26 from 5 to 7 April 1945, while II./J.G. 26 was based at Celle from 25 March to 10 April 1945.

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