ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200045
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 April 1945 |
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| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wien -
 Austria
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 10 April 1945 Oblt Hans Kornatz, the Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 53, was shot down during an air battle with an Il-2 over Vienna and had to put his Bf 109 G-10 "white 5" down in a spectacular belly landing amid the rubble of one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The fighter was written off but Kornatz, whose 36th and final victory had been a Rumanian Bf 109 downed on 25 February, survived. He was the last remaining member of I./JG 53 to have been with the Gruppe since its formation in 1937.
Sources:
"Osprey Aviation Elite Units 25: Jagdgeschwader 53 ’Pik-As’", by John Weal, ISBN 1-84603-204-2
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien
http://www.maplandia.com/austria/wien/wien/wien/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2017 15:00 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 28-Apr-2019 18:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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