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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87 D-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./SG 77 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | S2+KL |
| MSN: | 131916 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lemberg -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Damaged in combat with a P-51 Mustang (possibly an American escort aircraft taking part in Operation Frantic) in the vicinity of Lemberg and crashed after attempting to make an emergency landing, with the aircraft overturning in the process.
The pilot Oblt. Theodor 'Bubi' Haker, attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head, but the bullet did not kill him. Haker and his R/O Ofw. Friedhelm Maas were later discovered by Wehrmacht forces and were picked up in a lorry. However, the lorry was soon ambushed by Soviet partisans while en-route, resulting in the death of Haker. Maas was left for dead, but was later allegedly retrieved by Waffen SS troops. Further information on his fate is unknown, but is presumed to have died in combat at an unspecified date.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
https://www.facebook.com/611611449179738/photos/a.623988684608681/1616588545348685/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2025 13:31 | V.E | Added |
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