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| Date: | Thursday 6 November 1941 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 7211 |
| MSN: | schwarze 1 + I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing 10 km NW of Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calais-Coquelles airfield |
Aerial combat with 20-30 fighters, water contact with left wing at 16:10 hrs after shooting down Spitfire (while circling Spitfire crash site).
Ritterkreuzträger Hauptmann Johann Schmid is missing in action.
Sources:
Personalverluste-JG26 (048); Obermaier page 196; Caldwell, JG26 War Diary, II, page 546
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG26.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2021 08:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2021 08:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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