ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203801
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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 12:15-12:30 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87 D-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./StG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 100375 |
| MSN: | S7+GM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Rhodos island -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Argos/Süd airfield |
Downed during a dramatic dogfight west of Rhodos. Shot down by a P-38 Lightning of the 37th Fighter Squadron USAAF.
Crew: Lt. Rudolf ‘Rolf’ Metzger & Uffz. Hans Sopnemann.
Sources:
https://www.argunners.com/ju-52-and-stuka-lifted-from-sea-around-leros-are-exhibited/
http://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/ww2-german-stuka-ju-87-aircraft-s7gm-shot-down-in-dogfight-on-9-october-1943-recovered-west-of-rhodes/
http://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/dogfight-over-the-aegean-october-9-1943/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2018 11:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Oct-2018 09:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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