Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 440527,
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Date:Monday 24 April 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Owner/operator:5./JG 2 Luftwaffe
Registration: 440527
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:8km southwest of Vitry-le-François -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after aerial combat with B-24 and fighter planes. The pilot, Heinz Böttger died in the crash.

Sources:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?p=164391

Revision history:

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05-Mar-2021 08:18 gerard57 Added

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