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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 |
| Owner/operator: | 11./JG 51 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 512124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fliegerhorst Insterburg, East Prussia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Sustained significant damage in aerial combat with aircraft of the Red Army Air Force. The pilot Uffz Rudolf Zitzmann of Jagdgeschwader 51 attempted to make an emergency landing at Fliegerhorst Insterburg, but crashed as a result. Mentioned in the Insterburg-Chernyakhovsk German War Cemetery.
Insterburg is now known as Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
Sources:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2025 14:37 | Anon. | Added |
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