Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 18868,
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Date:Thursday 2 September 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Owner/operator:I./JG 77 Luftwaffe
Registration: 18868
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
27-Mar-2019 10:46 TigerTimon Added
24-Mar-2020 15:21 DB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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