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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 9668 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leningrad -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost a wing after being hit by an RS-82 rocket fired from a Polikarpov I-153 near Leningrad. The pilot Hptm. Arnold Lignitz bailed out of the aircraft and was taken POW by Soviet forces.
Sources:
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/69480/Lignitz-Arnold-Arno.htm
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2025 13:21 | V.E | Added |
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