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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 38215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost in combat in the vicinity of Kingisepp (also known as Yamburg). The pilot Ofw. Georg Braunschirn of Jagdgeschwader 54 was declared killed in action.
Braunschirn was a flying ace who had flown for the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
http://www.igleize.fr/aces/ww2ger.htm
https://www.military-art.com/mall/aces.php?PilotID=3867
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2025 13:39 | V.E | Added |
| 14-May-2025 13:44 | V.E | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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