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Re: BF 109 G-6 Wr 162768
Hello,
the Bf 109 G-6 162 762 (RU+OX, 1./JG 53 yellow 3, Uffz Karl Pauly KIA) was lost on 11 June 1944 at Giurgiu southwest of Bucharest.
On 29 March 1944 a ferry flight of the 162 764 (RU+OZ) to Italy ended at Samedan near St. Moritz. Ofhr Hirtes of 2.(Süd)/Fl.Ü.G. 1 had come off course and the fuel was getting low.
The 162 767 (Stab I./JG 77 black < -) was lost on 26 April 1944 after a mid-air collision near Caselle/Turin. The pilot Ofhr Siegfried Kraus parachuted and was injured.
Sources:
Chronicles JG 53 Vol. 3 and JG 77 Vol. 4 (Prien), Die Messerschmitt-Werke im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Schmoll)
Regards
Leo
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