ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74186
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./JG 5 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 110087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chevry airfield -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chevry airfield (F) |
The battle-damaged Bf 109G struck power cables and crashed when approaching an airfield in an attempted emergency landing.
Major Horst Carganico, a fighter pilot credited with 60 air victories died in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Wikipedia
LW Losses by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2010 18:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 06:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 07:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2014 08:19 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:00 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 08:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 08-Feb-2020 16:55 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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