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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes
Hi Stig,
Schertl suffered a skull injury and/or a severe concussion in this 109G-6 crash, but no injuries to his legs. He eventually recovered but the injury rendered him unfit for altitude flying, so he was later transferred to SG 4 where he flew ground-support missions in a Fw 190.
He was shot down on and captured while attacking a Czech railway station on 23 April 1945. It was during this incident that he lost both his legs. In "The Last Battle", he gives the impression that his leg injuries were caused by the flak hit that forced him to crash-land.
Leon Venter
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