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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 300 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 411033 |
| MSN: | gelbe 4 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grunbach, Engelsbrand, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down and crashed. The pilot Adolf Kneip died in the crash.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=36350
http://www.cieldegloire.com/jg_300.php#pertes1944
LW Losses by Michael Balss
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2019 09:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Dec-2019 09:36 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 10:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jan-2020 20:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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