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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | Yellow 4 |
| MSN: | 8980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 km W of Kiev -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Soviet AA fire 15 km west of the city of Kiev during a mission against balloons. After being captured by Soviet forces, nothing more is known about the fate of the pilot, namely Ofw. Heinz Schmidt of Jagdgeschwader 3.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2025 13:31 | V.E | Added |
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