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401. From Dan O'Connell,
Production Log, (Classic, 2005), p. 182: "This 3./JG 7 (or 11./JG7) aircraft was lost on 21 April 1945 while strafing Allied troops. It was shot down by Pfc. Ralph V. Caputo of C Battery, of the 559th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 19th Anti-Aircraft Group, near Klötze (Gardelegen/Stendal), Germany with a MG 51 machine gun."
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402. Caputo and his unit being posed for a congratulatory gift with a senior officer.
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403. In this photo, the missing upper tail is part of the souvenirs taken by GIs. The extensive damage in the crash landing includes both engine nacelles being ripped off, wings crumpled and the entire nose component detached. It is unlikely the pilot walked away uninjured or escaped.