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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | I./JG 77 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 18868 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Mediterranean Sea southwest of Ischia island, Campania region -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Foggia - San Severo airfield (I) |
The aircraft was shot up in aerial combat with P-38 Lightnings southwest of Ischia island.
In turn, five pilots of the I. Gruppe/Jagdgeschwader 77 made seven P-38 claims.
Sources:
LW Losses by Michael Balss
LW Claims by Michael Balss
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2019 10:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Mar-2020 15:21 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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