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Originally Posted by kb
From 9th Staffel:
Obw. Franz-Wilhelm Heck-Luftkampf P51, Absturz bei Korbach "Gelb 19"
Ogefr. Konrad Fricke-Luftkampf P51, absturz be Fritzlar "Gelb 22"
Uffz. Kurt Ziegenfuss-Luftkampf P51, absturz bei Korbach "Gelb 17"
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Thanks for the replied. Mr. Fricke was downed near our village. The American reports tells us, that they spotted 20+ Me 109s in the area of Kassel. Most of this Me 109s were downed.
The Americans lost only one fighter plane (engine trouble). We must know which German units were involved in the fight with the squadrons of the 4th fighter wing and where the homebase of the German fighters where.
We know only the JG 1/9. Staffel where Mr. Fricke made his service. My dad was a witness as this pilot crashed. The pilot tried to underpass a powerline with high speed with a Mustang on his tail. But his cabin was cut of by the powerline (thick as an strong mans arm) and he crashed into a loam pit near the village of Besse not Fritzlar! The location of the town of Fritzlar is 10 KM west of the village Besse.
The dead pilot was covered with his parachute by the residents of this village. My dad remember also, that this aircraft had a red cross painted on the side. The pilot was only 19 years old.
Harry