ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346498
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 |
| Owner/operator: | Hungarian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Balaton, Balatonakarattya area -
 Hungary
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The airplane was shot down by the U.S. Army in an airstrike. The pilot, Sándor Beregszászi, died in the crash. The plane submerged in Lake Balaton.
In the year 2023 an operation has started to retrieve the wreckage from the lake.
Sources:
https://hungarytoday.hu/wreckage-of-unique-fighter-plane-to-be-recovered-from-lake-balaton/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2023 06:15 | gerard57 | Added |
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