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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | 11:05 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 14041 |
| MSN: | weisse 11 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 300 metres north of Helgoland island; Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
Absturz infolge Motorschaden. Crash due to engine failure.
Unteroffizier Reinhard Lätsch was killed.
Sources:
Prien/Rodeike, JG 1/11, page 595
WASt-Gräberkarte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2022 09:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jan-2022 09:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
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