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Re: 109 in libya
Hi,
I found two possiblities for W.Nr 6431 'S9 + IS', listed below:
On 2 October 1942 Lt. Norbert Schmidt of 8./Z.G. 1 was shot down and wounded by enemy fighters near El Alamein in Bf 109 E-7 W.Nr 6431 'S9 + IS'.
Alternatively: on 1 November 1942 Bf 109 E-7 W.Nr 6431 'Black S9 + IS' of 2./Sch.G. 2 made a forced landing at an unknown location due to engine damage on a combat mission, and was destroyed.
Sources
Genst.Gen.Qu.6.Abt. loss material [for the second alternative]
Vasco, John The Sting of the Luftwaffe: Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 and Zerstörergeschwader 1 “Wespengeschwader” in World War II, Schiffer Military History, Atglen, 2001. [for the first alternative]
Cheers,
Andrew A.
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