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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab./JG 77 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 160025 |
| MSN: | schwarze <3 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing Naples area -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | airfield near Foggia, Puglia |
Feindflug (operational sortie). The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
The pilot, Unteroffizier Heinrich Merkel, is missing in action.
Sources:
LW Losses by Michael Balss
LW Claims by Michael Balss
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2019 10:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2019 10:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 13-Dec-2019 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2020 08:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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