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| Date: | Monday 2 August 1943 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 9./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 16139 |
| MSN: | braune 9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 5 km NW of Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield |
Shot down by Spitfires.
Operation: Feindflug (combat flight)
Pilot:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. G.W. Obst 59739/155 Luftwaffe Germany 593 Washed up Borkum 10 aug 1943. Buried Evan.Luth. Friedhof Borkum
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2777&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jul-2018 17:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2018 07:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Dec-2019 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 05:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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