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| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop |
| Owner/operator: | 9./JG 27 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 8554 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Magrun -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Magrun |
| Magrun |
The Messerschmitt plane was intercepted by RAF planes and was substantially damaged. The pilot succeeded in returning to the airbase but after some days died from the injuries sustained in the dog fight.
Sources:
https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20121121052327/http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/luft1941/kageneck.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2018 11:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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