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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1942 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 8776 |
| MSN: | weisse 11 + I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Comiso airfield (near) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Comiso airfield |
| Heimatflug - non-operational sortie |
Werkstattflug - test flight.
Leutnant Siegmund Hosnedl bailed out but didn't survive.
Sources:
Prien, JG53, I, page 526
WASt-Gräberkarte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2022 14:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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