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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 52 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | Yellow 1 |
| MSN: | 13333 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kruty -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down in air combat with Soviet aircraft. Crash landed in the vicinity of Kruty. The pilot Oblt. Karl Rüttger survived and was captured by Soviet forces.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2025 13:31 | V.E | Added |
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